Search for dissertations about: "textbook research"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words textbook research.
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1. Redox models in chemistry : A depiction of the conceptions held by secondary school students of redox reactions
Abstract : According to previous research, students show difficulties in learning redox reactions. By the historical development different redox models exist to explain redox reactions, the oxygen model, the hydrogen model, the electron model and the oxidation number model. READ MORE
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2. Abstraction and authority in textbooks : The textual paths towards specialized language
Abstract : During a few hours of a school day, a student might read textbook texts which are highly diversified in terms of abstraction. Abstraction is a central feature of specialized language and the transition from everyday language to specialized language is one of the most important things formal education can offer students. READ MORE
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3. The floor is yours: A conversation analytic study of teachers' conduct facilitating whole-class discussions around texts
Abstract : This dissertation reports on detailed interaction research into the ways in which primary school teachers provide space for discussion during history lessons. Teachers participating in this project were asked to hold whole-class discussions on the basis of the textbook texts, instead of having their students complete written exercises individually. READ MORE
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4. Conceptual metaphors in learning and teaching entropy : adopting a cognitive semantic approach in science education research
Abstract : Over the last 20 years there has been an extensive amount of research on science learning conducted from a “knowledge-in-pieces” or “resources” perspective. One of the main goals of that research has been to identify and characterize available cognitive knowledge resources that can be productive components of scientific understanding. READ MORE
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5. Facets of chemical bonding that enhance or encumber conceptual understanding
Abstract : Chemical bonding is a vast subject, rich in abstract concepts and advanced and less-advanced explanatory models that the learner has to master. In this context, the teaching of chemical bonding at the secondary school level is extremely important, as it has the potential to increase or hinder students’ further understanding of bonding. READ MORE