Search for dissertations about: "students motivation dissertation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words students motivation dissertation.

2. 1. Students as scientists : a study of motivation in the science classroom

   Author : Jenny Maria Hellgren; Magnus Österholm; Jim Ryder; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; motivation; emotions; experiences; authentic science; student-teacher-scientist partnership; secondary school; implementation; classroom; mathematics; self-determination theory; didactics of natural science; naturvetenskapens didaktik;

   Abstract : School science and mathematics have been criticized for being difficult, de-contextualised and teacher-centred. This thesis concerns student motivation in science and mathematics in secondary school, and in particular student motivation in relation to student-teacher-scientist partnerships (STSPs) and an authentic science task called the Medicine Hunt where students help scientists to find new antibiotics. READ MORE

4. 2. Included yet Excluded? : Conditions for Inclusive Teaching in Physical Education and Health

   Author : Peter Åström; Staffan Karp; Simon Wolming; Stefan Lund; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Inclusive teaching; exclusion; physical education and health; motivation; Education; pedagogik;

   Abstract : This dissertation has examined the conditions for teachers who teach Physical Education and Health (PEH) in elementary school (age 11-12) and their opportunities to pursue inclusive teaching with the aim of reaching all pupils. The compilation thesis consists of four different articles and provides knowledge from the perspectives of pupils and teachers, but it also includes teaching and learning processes that were studied in situ. READ MORE

5. 3. Medical students in general practice: students' learning experiences and perspectives from supervisors and patients

   Author : Ann-Christin Haffling; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; medical education; general practice; feedback; self-assessment; patients; work-based assessment; portfolio; reflectionSoTL; clinical reasoning; undergraduate; communication skills;

   Abstract : During the last decades considerably more of medical students’ clinical training has shifted into general practice. The aim of this thesis was to study medical students’ learning experiences in general practice, work-based assessment, and the perspectives of GP supervisors and patients. READ MORE

6. 4. Against the turning away: : Understanding the relationships of bystander motivation and behaviors to school bullying

   Author : Nathaniel Oliver Iotti; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bullying; Bystander behavior; Bystander motivation; Self-determination theory; Student-teacher relationship; Parenting;

   Abstract : Research on school bullying has devoted a considerable amount of attention to investigating the roles of bystanders – the students who witness bullying or know that it is occurring – in bullying episodes. Numerous findings have shown that peer intervention is essential for reducing bullying behaviors; consequently, subsequent studies have examined which factors contribute to increasing the number of students who defend their peers. READ MORE

7. 5. Environmental Management Systems – a Way towards Sustainable Development in Universities

   Author : Kaisu Sammalisto; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; communication; curriculum; indicator; sustainable development; Environmental management systems; higher education; intervention theory; education; training; policy evaluation; industry.; Sustainable Development; Environmental Management;

   Abstract : The economic development in the world today makes increased consumption of goods and travelling available for more people around the world than ever before. This results, however, also in increased production and spreading of substances that are hazardous both to human health and to the ecosystem globally. READ MORE