Search for dissertations about: "reading strategies"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 73 swedish dissertations containing the words reading strategies.

  2. 6. Reading the Sky : From Starspots to Spotting Stars

    Author : Urban Eriksson; Cedric Linder; John Airey; Andreas Redfors; Edward E. Prather; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Astrometry; Astronomy Education Research; Disciplinary Discernment; Extrapolating three-dimensionality; Reading the Sky; Physics with specialization in Physics Education; Fysik med inriktning mot fysikens didaktik;

    Abstract : This thesis encompasses two research fields in astronomy: astrometry and astronomy education and they are discussed in two parts. These parts represent two sides of a coin; astrometry, which is about constructing 3D representations of the Universe, and AER, where for this thesis, the goal is to investigate university students’ and lecturers’ disciplinary discernment vis-à-vis the structure of the Universe and extrapolating three-dimensionality. READ MORE

  4. 7. Supporting mathematical reasoning through reading and writing in mathematics : making the implicit explicit

    Author : Cecilia Segerby; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : Educational Design Research; Grade 4; Mathematic reasoning; Reading; Reciprocal Teaching Model; Systemic Functional Linguistic; Writing;

    Abstract : In school mathematics, mathematical reasoning with an emphasis on language is considered an important competence. A student’s competence to reason in mathematics requires specific reading and writing skills, but suitable activities to support these skills are difficult to find. READ MORE

  5. 8. Self-concepts and psychological health among children and adolescents with reading disabilities and the influence of assistive technology

    Author : Emma Lindeblad; Idor Svensson; Jakob Åsberg; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dyslexia; reading impairment; self-image; self-esteem; assertive technology; reading interventions;

    Abstract : This thesis includes three empirical studies that have all aimed to increase the understanding of the interactions and connections between self-concepts, reading impairment, psychological health and Assistive Technology (AT). The use of applications in tablets as assistive technology to facilitate reading and compensate for reading impairment and its impact on the participants’ self-concepts and psychological health as well as on their reading abilities was also of interest. READ MORE

  6. 9. Reading achievement : Its relation to home literacy, self-regulation, academic self-concept, and goal orientation in children and adolescents

    Author : Lena Swalander; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychopedagogy; Psychology; Writing; Computers; Home literacy; Reading attitude; Goal orientation; Reading ability; Academic self-concept; Self-regulated learning; Pedagogisk psykologi; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The studies in this doctoral thesis investigated how home literacy, self regulation, academic self-concept, and goal orientation influence reading ability. Study 1 investigated the effect of family-based prerequisites, reading attitude, and self-regulated learning on reading ability. READ MORE

  7. 10. Exploring language skills and well-being in inclusive preschools : The impact of a dialogic reading intervention

    Author : Rasmus Riad; Mara Westling Allodi; Eva Siljehag; Sven Bölte; Monica Melby-Lervåg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dialogic reading; language development; early childhood education; child well-being; vocabulary; narrative skills; professional development; universal intervention; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Abstract : Language skills during the preschool years are important for cognitive and social development, learning, and well-being, especially for children that are less proficient in the language that peers and teachers use for communication and teaching, known as the majority language. The overall aim of this thesis is to explore the effect of a practice-embedded introduction of dialogic reading in preschool, a method that engages children in conversation, using language-promoting strategies. READ MORE