Search for dissertations about: "task value"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 198 swedish dissertations containing the words task value.

  2. 1. Deconstructing value : The role of resource access in determining value processes and value outcomes at different stages of the consumption journey

    Author : Kerry Chipp; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Matthew Robson; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumer value journey; institutional arrangements; resource access; value creation outcomes; value creation processes; value deconstruction; value-in-acquisition; value-in-destruction.; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : Defining value has been an ongoing task for marketing scholars. Some researchers assert that the difficulty of gaining consensus on value is because value is multidimensional while the discipline attempts to view it holistically. READ MORE

  4. 2. Multi-unit common value auctions : theory and experiments

    Author : Joakim Ahlberg; Lars Hultkrantz; Jan-Eric Nilsson; Jerker Holm; Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multi-Unit Auction; Common Value Auction; Laboratory Experiment; Game Theory; Economics; Q Economics; Q Economics; Economics;

    Abstract : Research on auctions that involve more than one identical item for sale was,almost non-existing in the 90’s, but has since then been getting increasing attention. External incentives for this research have come from the US spectrum, sales, the European 3G mobile-phone auctions,  and Internet auctions. READ MORE

  5. 3. Motivational beliefs in the TIMSS 2003 context : Theory, measurement and relation to test performance

    Author : Hanna Eklöf; Widar Henriksson; Simon Wolming; Svein Lie; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : test-taking motivation; TIMSS 2003; validity; construct validation; measurement; expectancy-value theory; self-concept; task value; factor analysis; eighth-grade students; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The main objective of this thesis was to explore issues related to student achievement motivation in the Swedish TIMSS 2003 (Trend in International Mathematics and Science Study) context. The thesis comprises of five empirical papers and a summary. READ MORE

  6. 4. Motivational aspects of test-taking : measuring test-taking motivation in Swedish national test contexts

    Author : Eva Knekta; Hanna Eklöf; Anna Sundström; Rolf Vegar Olsen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Test-taking motivation; Swedish national tests; validity; expectancy-value theory; task value; expectancies; young adolescents; self-report instrument; interview; structural equation modelling; test stakes; didactics of educational measurement; beteendevetenskapliga mätningar;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the work underlying this thesis was to improve the understanding of students’ test-taking motivation in connection to achievement tests for young adolescents. The thesis includes four studies and a summary. All four studies explore test-taking motivation and are all connected to validity in one way of another. READ MORE

  7. 5. The value of simplicity : image browsing techniques and tests

    Author : Anna Hedman; Karl W. Sandberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
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    Abstract : Image browsing is involved in many different types of tasks, such as interacting with a desktop and file system, viewing digital photo albums, etc. Different techniques are available for different types of tasks, but results from image browsing tests have been varied. READ MORE