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Bubalo, Ruth Ann. "Sociocultural Aspects of Learning English as a Third Language: Perspectives of Female Minority Students." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1404333853.
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Bellocchi, Alberto. "Learning in the third space : a sociocultural perspective on learning with analogies." Queensland University of Technology, 2009. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/30136/.
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Research on analogies in science education has focussed on student interpretation of teacher and textbook analogies, psychological aspects of learning with analogies and structured approaches for teaching with analogies. Few studies have investigated how analogies might be pivotal in students’ growing participation in chemical discourse. To study analogies in this way requires a sociocultural perspective on learning that focuses on ways in which language, signs, symbols and practices mediate participation in chemical discourse. This study reports research findings from a teacher-research study of two analogy-writing activities in a chemistry class. The study began with a theoretical model, Third Space, which informed analyses and interpretation of data. Third Space was operationalized into two sub-constructs called Dialogical Interactions and Hybrid Discourses. The aims of this study were to investigate sociocultural aspects of learning chemistry with analogies in order to identify classroom activities where students generate Dialogical Interactions and Hybrid Discourses, and to refine the operationalization of Third Space.
These aims were addressed through three research questions. The research questions were studied through an instrumental case study design. The study was conducted in my Year 11 chemistry class at City State High School for the duration of one Semester. Data were generated through a range of data collection methods and analysed through discourse analysis using the Dialogical Interactions and Hybrid Discourse sub-constructs as coding categories. Results indicated that student interactions differed between analogical activities and mathematical problem-solving activities. Specifically, students drew on discourses other than school chemical discourse to construct analogies and their growing participation in chemical discourse was tracked using the Third Space model as an interpretive lens.
Results of this study led to modification of the theoretical model adopted at the beginning of the study to a new model called Merged Discourse. Merged Discourse represents the mutual relationship that formed during analogical activities between the Analog Discourse and the Target Discourse. This model can be used for interpreting and analysing classroom discourse centred on analogical activities from sociocultural perspectives. That is, it can be used to code classroom discourse to reveal students’ growing participation with chemical (or scientific) discourse consistent with sociocultural perspectives on learning.
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au, megan leclus@curtin edu, and Megan Adele Le Clus. "Affordances and constraints on informal learning in the workplace: A sociocultural perspective." Murdoch University, 2008. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20090201.195209.
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In the last few decades, the workplace has been increasingly recognised as a legitimate environment for learning new skills and knowledge, which in turn enables workers to participate more effectively in ever-changing work environments. Within the workplace there is the potential for continuous learning to occur not only through formal learning initiatives that are associated with training, but also through informal learning opportunities that are embedded within everyday work activities. Somewhat surprisingly however, there have been relatively limited empirical investigations into the actual processes of informal learning in the workplace. This may in part be due to the particular methodological challenges of examining forms of learning that are not structured or organised but incidental to daily work activities. There remains, therefore, a clear need to better understand how learning occurs informally in the workplace, and most importantly, to gain insight into workers own accounts of informal learning experiences. This thesis addresses this issue by examining workers personal experiences of informal learning, and how these contributed to better participation in their regular workplace activities.
Four bodies of literature were reviewed as directly relevant to this research, adult learning, organisational learning, informal learning, and a sociocultural perspective on learning. Together, they provide complementary perspectives on the development of learning in the workplace. A conceptual framework, grounded in the sociocultural perspective, was developed to address the issue of how informal learning leads to better participation in the workplace, and reciprocally, how better participation leads to continuous informal learning. Consistent with the sociocultural perspective, the workplace was conceptualised as a complex social system in which co-workers, who constitute that social system, are assumed to co-regulate each others learning opportunities. Social interactions, therefore, are considered as creating a context in which informal learning is afforded or constrained. Understanding what role workplace culture and socialisation play in affording or constraining informal learning opportunities is therefore crucial. This is because the relationships between co-workers is assumed to influence how both new and established co-workers participate in and experience the socialisation process and how they see their respective roles. The framework developed for the study generated two main research questions: How do co-workers learn informally in the workplace? and How does the workplace, as a social system, afford or constrain informal learning in the workplace?
The methodology chosen for this empirical study was consistent with key concepts from the sociocultural perspective, namely that individuals and their social context must be studied concurrently as learning is assumed to be part of a social practice where activities are structured by social, cultural and situational factors. Accordingly, qualitative research methods were employed to gain knowledge and understanding of informal learning in the workplace from the perspective of co-workers. Co-workers reflections on their informal learning experiences and participation in the workplace are presented in narrative form and their accounts interpreted from the sociocultural theoretical perspective. The narrative format provides a useful way of presenting data in a way that immerses the reader in the phenomenon, with enough concrete details that the reader can identify with the subjective experiences of informal learning of each participant.
The study highlighted how the nature of some relationships between new and established co-workers afforded opportunities for informal learning, while other relationships constrained such opportunities. These afforded or constrained opportunities were by nature spontaneous, planned, intentional or unintentional. The study also revealed that personal and organisational factors co-contributed to creating these social affordances or constraints. Common across groups was the importance given to the quality of relationships between co-workers. The way new and established co-workers participated and interacted in the workplace was found to represent important sociocultural processes that impacted on the effectiveness of informal learning.
Overall, this study draws attention to the complexity of participation and interaction in the workplace. A major implication is that opportunities for informal learning are, potentially afforded or constrained by the social context. The study also highlighted conceptual and methodological issues in identifying and interpreting how co-workers learn informally in the workplace. Future research should establish how opportunities for effective informal learning might be fostered further through the design of more enabling workplace practices. The significance of perceived and expected roles between new and established co-workers also deserves further empirical attention, at the level of everyday informal practices but also at the level of organisational processes and structures that provide the broader context.
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Le, Clus Megan. "Affordances and constraints on informal learning in the workplace: a sociocultural perspective." Le Clus, Megan (2008) Affordances and constraints on informal learning in the workplace: a sociocultural perspective. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2008. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/485/.
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In the last few decades, the workplace has been increasingly recognised as a legitimate environment for learning new skills and knowledge, which in turn enables workers to participate more effectively in ever-changing work environments. Within the workplace there is the potential for continuous learning to occur not only through formal learning initiatives that are associated with training, but also through informal learning opportunities that are embedded within everyday work activities. Somewhat surprisingly however, there have been relatively limited empirical investigations into the actual processes of informal learning in the workplace. This may in part be due to the particular methodological challenges of examining forms of learning that are not structured or organised but incidental to daily work activities. There remains, therefore, a clear need to better understand how learning occurs informally in the workplace, and most importantly, to gain insight into workers' own accounts of informal learning experiences. This thesis addresses this issue by examining workers' personal experiences of informal learning, and how these contributed to better participation in their regular workplace activities.
Four bodies of literature were reviewed as directly relevant to this research, adult learning, organisational learning, informal learning, and a sociocultural perspective on learning. Together, they provide complementary perspectives on the development of learning in the workplace. A conceptual framework, grounded in the sociocultural perspective, was developed to address the issue of how informal learning leads to better participation in the workplace, and reciprocally, how better participation leads to continuous informal learning. Consistent with the sociocultural perspective, the workplace was conceptualised as a complex social system in which co-workers, who constitute that social system, are assumed to co-regulate each other's learning opportunities. Social interactions, therefore, are considered as creating a context in which informal learning is afforded or constrained. Understanding what role workplace culture and socialisation play in affording or constraining informal learning opportunities is therefore crucial. This is because the relationships between co-workers is assumed to influence how both new and established co-workers participate in and experience the socialisation process and how they see their respective roles. The framework developed for the study generated two main research questions: How do co-workers learn informally in the workplace? and How does the workplace, as a social system, afford or constrain informal learning in the workplace?
The methodology chosen for this empirical study was consistent with key concepts from the sociocultural perspective, namely that individuals and their social context must be studied concurrently as learning is assumed to be part of a social practice where activities are structured by social, cultural and situational factors. Accordingly, qualitative research methods were employed to gain knowledge and understanding of informal learning in the workplace from the perspective of co-workers. Co-worker's reflections on their informal learning experiences and participation in the workplace are presented in narrative form and their accounts interpreted from the sociocultural theoretical perspective. The narrative format provides a useful way of presenting data in a way that immerses the reader in the phenomenon, with enough concrete details that the reader can identify with the subjective experiences of informal learning of each participant.
The study highlighted how the nature of some relationships between new and established co-workers afforded opportunities for informal learning, while other relationships constrained such opportunities. These afforded or constrained opportunities were by nature spontaneous, planned, intentional or unintentional. The study also revealed that personal and organisational factors co-contributed to creating these social affordances or constraints. Common across groups was the importance given to the quality of relationships between co-workers. The way new and established co-workers participated and interacted in the workplace was found to represent important sociocultural processes that impacted on the effectiveness of informal learning.
Overall, this study draws attention to the complexity of participation and interaction in the workplace. A major implication is that opportunities for informal learning are, potentially afforded or constrained by the social context. The study also highlighted conceptual and methodological issues in identifying and interpreting how co-workers learn informally in the workplace. Future research should establish how opportunities for effective informal learning might be fostered further through the design of more enabling workplace practices. The significance of perceived and expected roles between new and established co-workers also deserves further empirical attention, at the level of everyday informal practices but also at the level of organisational processes and structures that provide the broader context.
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Kurihara, Noriko. "The Significance of Collaborative Learning in Foreign Language Education: A Sociocultural Perspective." Kyoto University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/242721.
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Kyoto University (京都大学)0048
新制・課程博士
博士(人間・環境学)
甲第21844号
人博第873号
新制||人||209(附属図書館)
2018||人博||873(吉田南総合図書館)
京都大学大学院人間・環境学研究科共生人間学専攻
(主査)准教授 金丸 敏幸, 教授 谷口 一美, 准教授 高橋 幸, 教授 田地野 彰
学位規則第4条第1項該当
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Engoron-March, Sandra Lyn. "Sociocultural adjustment and academic achievement of Mexican males with learning disabilities in U.S. middle schools: Parent and student perspectives." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289210.
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This comparative ethnographic study examined factors hypothesized to be relevant to the success or failure to graduate from high school. Student participants were male Mexicans with learning disabilities (LD), enrolled in U.S. middle schools, who were nominated by two of their teachers as either "Likely to Graduate from High School," (LGHS) or "Unlikely to Graduate from High School," (UGHS). The theoretical perspective was that students' life circumstances are all intricately related and academic outcomes are mediated by the overall evaluation students have of their contextual events (Alva & Padilla, 1989). The objectives for the in-depth interviews with students and their parents, were developed from an ecological perspective of human development (Bronfenbrenner, 1977). Through interviews and archival reviews, an understanding was sought of the personal, social, and familial resources these students access to survive and eventually academically succeed. Among the findings were that students nominated as LGHS and their parents were comparatively more receptive to the exigencies of U.S. culture than their counterparts, the UGHS students and their parents. This greater receptivity contributed to the LGHS' greater progress in overcoming initial language limitations and effectively utilizing available resources. Also, parents of the LGHS group of students had attained a substantially higher average level of education than the parents of the UGHS students. The perceptions of the parents of the LGHS students had of themselves in terms of capacity to assist their children in their learning, differed markedly from the self-perceptions of the parents of the UGHS students who believed they were unable to support their children's learning-related experiences. Whereas LGHS students displayed social competence, problem-solving skills, autonomy, and orientation towards goals, UGHS students were commonly off-task, impulsive, and unable to self-regulate behaviors. Their maladaptive behaviors also negatively affected their acquisition of academic knowledge and development of skills. Among the recommendations are the implementation of intervention programs to enculturate parents into the social and literacy practices of the classroom and the school, and the promotion of cooperative linkages between school and families. Parents are the precursors of improvement in special education programs for minority students.
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Jansson, Magnus. ""Jag lärde mig väl det vanliga!" : Fem elevers erfarande av skrivande som aktivitet för lärande." Licentiate thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-72264.
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This study is about students’ work with writing as an activity for learning in year 4, 5 and 6 in compulsory school. The methodology used is inspired by phenomenography and the overall frame of analysis is sociocultural. The purpose of the study is to describe what five students experience they learn when writing and on the basis of that problematize students’ work with writing in school. The study includes five students, three boys and two girls, as well as five different writing assignments. The five writing assignments are of different character; argumentative, reflective, structured, narrative and communicative, and they aim to include several of the functions writing can have in school. The main material of the study consists of 25 interviews, five with each student, which have been conducted as closely as possible to the students’ work with the five different writing assignments. The study shows that students experience they learn differently depending on what type of writing assignment they are working with. In order for the students to perceive that they are learning a subject matter, which they are writing about, it seems the writing assignments need to be designed in a way that challenges the students’ thinking. Challenges of the type reflect, take a stand, motivate and compare seem to be effective for this purpose, even though they do not always seem to be sufficient for all students. Several students express uncertainty. They say that they learned something in general terms instead of giving clear examples, they ponder a long time, answer that ""you" can learn", that they perhaps learned something or they don’t know. The students seem to be unfamiliar with reflection around writing and learning and appear to need support, not only in their learning, but also to conceive that they learn something when they write. Teachers can not take for granted that students experience that they learn when they are writing or that students know why they are writing in school. It appears that conscious and structured work with writing, and with the students’ experience of writing, is needed.
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Masterman, Elizabeth Frances. "Representation, mediation, conversation : integrating sociocultural and cognitive perspectives in the design of a learning technology artefact for reasoning about historical causation." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404126.
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Hofmann, R. J. "Ownership in learning : a sociocultural perspective on pupil engagement, collaboration and agency in the classroom." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.604142.
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The idea of personal involvement and significance in learning, frequently referred to as ‘ownership of learning’, is often taken for granted as something positive and unproblematic that individual learners can ‘have’. Building on a post-Vygotskian perspective, this study asks how we can understand ownership in a way that grounds it in socially embedded notions of learning and agency and in concrete classroom practice. The first part focuses on identifying and examining discourses of ownership in the literature and their theoretical underpinnings and pedagogical implications. It highlights the problematic nature of the dominant individualist notions of ownership focusing on autonomy, choice and self-expression. Alternative notions emphasising in-depth understandings; legitimation of pupils’ own perspectives; lived knowledge; connectedness to collective activities and risk taking are explored. The second part examines the multiple manifestations of learner ownership in practice in a classroom of 10 year olds engaging in a narrative approach to learning. The empirical data consists of repeated, in-depth pupil interviews grounded in participant observations of the learning activity. Pupils’ experiences of learning, collaboration, engagement and agency are studied as discursive ways of making sense of and giving meaning to the learning activity in which pupils participate. Finally, pupils’ perspectives (elicited in the second part) are used as ‘research critics’ of the theoretical discourses of ownership and agency. The detailed analysis shows that, while pupils talk a lot about choice and opportunities for expression, the sense of ‘ownership’ constructed in their experience is not solely about individual autonomy, personalised adaptation or personal voice. Rather pupils seek connectedness and interdependence. The study illustrates the social conditions which can enable classroom learning to become personally significant to children. The analysis brings out the need, and suggests ways in which, to build into classroom learning activity not only opportunities for individual distinction but opportunities for pupils to draw on each other’s thinking and other cultural resource.
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Lima, Fernando Silvério de. "Signs of Change in Adolescents Beliefs about learning English in Public School: a Sociocultural Perspective." Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 2012. http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/4851.
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Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo a investigação das crenças de alunos adolescentes de uma escola pública sobre a impossibilidade de aprendizagem da língua inglesa nesse contexto. O estudo de natureza interventiva foi realizado em uma turma de 32 alunos adolescentes com idade entre 13 e 15 anos em uma escola pública do estado de Minas Gerais (Brasil). O referencial teórico foi baseado em estudos da teoria sociocultural (Gallimore & Tharp, 1996; Johnson, 2006; John-Steiner & Mahn, 1996; Kinginger, 2002; Kozulin, 2003, 2004; Kozulin et al, 2003; Lantolf, 1994, 2007; Lantolf & Appel, 1994; Lantolf & Thorne, 2006; Moll, 1996; van der Veer & Valsiner, 1993, 1994, Vygotsky, 1978, 1986), crenças e mudança de crenças (Alanen, 2003; Barcelos, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006; Barcelos & Kalaja, 2011; Basso, 2006; Conley et al, 2004; Johnson, 1999; Negueruela-Azarola, 2011; Pajares, 1992; Pintrich, Marx & Boyle, 1993; Richards & Lockhart, 1996; Richards, 1998; Tanaka & Ellis, 2003; Taylor, 2009; Tobin et al, 1994; Vieira-Abrahão, 2006; Wilkins & Ma, 2003; Yang & Kim, 2011), assim como características da adolescência (Arnett, 1999, 2006; Bandura, 2006; Basso, 2008; Buchanan, 1990, 1992; Macowski, 1993; Schunk & Meece, 2006; Pajares, 2006; Tiba, 1985; Vygotsky, 1994a, 1994b, 1998a, 1998b, 1998c). Para a metodologia, foram utilizados dois questionários semi-estruturados, uma narrativa da professora, feedback cards dos alunos, gravações de aulas em áudio, notas de campo e um grupo focal. Os resultados apontaram uma descrença dos alunos por cinco razões: indisciplina dos colegas, poucas aulas, material insuficiente, excesso de alunos por turma e a falta de um conhecimento básico na língua inglesa. Após a intervenção com o grupo, com a implementação de diferentes atividades para envolver os alunos na aprendizagem em sala de aula, suas crenças foram comparadas em termos de mudança. Os sinais de mudança nas crenças dos alunos sobre aprender inglês na escola pública foram observados como resultado de experiências positivas de aprendizagem na intervenção. Embora alguns fatores contextuais ainda influenciaram o grupo, o estudo mostrou que a mudança de crenças, apesar de difícil, é um processo que envolve prontidão, tempo e novas experiências de aprendizagem, que neste caso, foram oferecidas nas novas atividades propostas e as contínuas interpretações positivas dos alunos sobre elas.
This study aimed at investigating the beliefs of adolescent learners in a public school about the impossibility of learning English in that context. This was an intervention study carried out with 32 adolescent language learners aged between 13 and 15 years old in a public school in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil). The theoretical framework was based on studies from sociocultural theory (Gallimore & Tharp, 1996; Johnson, 2006; John-Steiner & Mahn, 1996; Kinginger, 2002; Kozulin, 2003, 2004; Kozulin et al, 2003; Lantolf, 1994, 2007; Lantolf & Appel, 1994; Lantolf & Thorne, 2006; Moll, 1996; van der Veer & Valsiner, 1993, 1994, Vygotsky, 1978, 1986) on belief and belief change (Alanen, 2003; Barcelos, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006; Barcelos & Kalaja, 2011; Basso, 2006; Conley et al, 2004; Johnson, 1999; Negueruela-Azarola, 2011; Pajares, 1992; Pintrich, Marx & Boyle, 1993; Richards & Lockhart, 1996; Richards, 1998; Tanaka & Ellis, 2003; Taylor, 2009; Tobin et al, 1994; Wilkins & Ma, 2003; Yang & Kim, 2011) as well as adolescence and its characteristics (Arnett, 1999, 2006; Bandura, 2006; Basso, 2008; Buchanan et al, 1990, 1992; Macowski, 1993; Schunk & Meece, 2006; Pajares, 2006; Tiba, 1985; Vygotsky, 1994a, 1994b, 1998a, 1998b, 1998c). The methodology comprised two semi-structured questionnaires, a teacher narrative, students feedback cards, audio-recorded classes, field notes and a focus group. The results suggested that students did not believe in learning English in public schools for five reasons: students disruptive talk and behavior, too few classes, insufficient materials, crowded classroom and lack of a basic knowledge in the English language. After an intervention with the group, with the implementation of different activities to engage students in classroom learning, their beliefs were compared in terms of change. Signs of change were observed in students beliefs about learning English in public school as a result of positive learning experiences in the intervention. Though contextual factors still had influence upon them, the study revealed that belief change, despite difficult, is a process that involves readiness, time and new learning experiences, which in this case, were provided in the new activities proposed and students ongoing positive interpretations of them.
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England, Edmund. ""Jag skulle aldrig klara av och vara typ statsminister" : Visar elever som spelar Democracy 3 några tecken på lärande?" Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-126810.
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Sekulovska, Olgica. "Att rikta blicken framåt : Pedagogisk dokumentation i praktiken." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-29061.
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In the Swedish Curriculum (Lpfö 1998, revised 2010) it is directly stated that childrens learning should be documented, a tool for this is to document by a pedagogical documentation. Therefore it is of great importance for preschool teachers to relate to a pedagogical documentation, in any aspect of it. I have in this study done a research on how preschool teachers use pedagogical documentation as a tool, and what their opinions are of implementing pedagogical documentation in their daily practice. This study is based on a qualitative method and six low-structured interviews executed in three different preschools. I have also used Vygotskijs sociocultural perspective as a theory in this study. The results of the study show that preschool teachers are using pedagogical documentation as a tool in their practice. They have a positive attitude towards it, and one interesting fact is that all of the preschool teachers find pedagogical documentation important for a childs development and learning. The aim is to use pedagogical documentation more often and always put the child in focus, when an educational documentation is in its process.I läroplanen för förskolan (Lpfö 1998, rev. 2010) står det klart och tydligt att barns lärande och utveckling bör dokumenteras, ett verktyg för att möjliggöra detta är att dokumentera med hjälp av pedagogisk dokumentation. Således är det av stor vikt att som förskollärare relatera till en pedagogisk dokumentation, utifrån varje aspekt av den. Jag har i denna studie gjort en undersökning kring hur förskollärare använder pedagogisk dokumentation som ett verktyg i deras vardagliga pedagogiska arbete, samt vilka åsikter pedagoger har när det gäller att implementera den pedagogiska dokumentationen som ett arbetsverktyg i praktiken. Denna studie är baserad på en kvalitativ metod och sex låg-strukturerade intervjuer utförda på tre olika förskolor. Jag har även som teoretisk utgångspunkt redogjort kring Vygotskijs sociokulturella perspektiv i denna studie. Resultatet i denna studie visar på att förskollärare använder pedagogisk dokumentation som ett verktyg i deras pedagogiska arbete. De har en positiv attityd, och ett intressant faktum är att alla förskollärare i denna studie finner pedagogisk dokumentation av stor vikt, vad gäller ett barns utveckling och lärande. Målet är att använda den pedagogiska dokumentationen oftare och alltid sätta barnet i fokus, när en pedagogisk dokumentation är i sin process.
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Priego, Sabrina. "AN E-MAIL TANDEM LEARNING PROJECT INVOLVING ESL AND FSL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: A SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE." Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, 2007. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2007/24863/24863.pdf.
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Thèse (Ph.D.)--Université Laval, 2007.Comprend un résumé en anglais et en français. Bibliogr.: f. 335-351. Publié aussi en version électronique dans la Collection Mémoires et thèses électroniques.
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Lloyd, Mair Elizabeth. "Living Latin : exploring a communicative approach to Latin teaching through a sociocultural perspective on language learning." Thesis, Open University, 2017. http://oro.open.ac.uk/48886/.
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This study is motivated by the search for new practices to enhance the teaching of ab initio Latin in UK universities. It arises out of a perception that traditional methods leave some students failing to achieve course aims, their own study goals, and, in the longer term, struggling to read Latin texts with understanding and engagement. At the outset of this research, there was little recent information on Latin pedagogy in UK universities or on student opinions on provision. Some scholarship expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of Latin reading skills attained, but little work had been done on defining the nature of desirable skills or in exploring how they might be attained or investigated. This study instigates progress in all these areas. To advance understanding of how Latin learning takes place and to investigate the potential benefits of existing conceptual and pedagogical frameworks, this study draws on modern language learning theories and teaching practices and explores the application of Vygotskian sociocultural theory to learning events taking place under a communicative teaching approach. Research methods were selected pragmatically, with quantitative methods deployed to obtain a comprehensive snapshot of current practice in UK universities, while the more complex areas of learning events and perceived benefits were investigated through a combination of participant observation, interviews and innovative reading and drawing exercises. The findings confirm that traditional ab initio Latin teaching approaches are not well-aligned with learners’ goals, establish the value of taking a broader approach to pedagogy and provide new ways of defining and investigating Latin reading skills. This research has the potential to enhance Latin pedagogy in UK universities and other institutions. It makes a seminal contribution to applying language learning theories to Latin and suggests innovative methods for aligning students’ needs and expectations with their learning experience.
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Hansson, Per-Olof. "New ways of learning : Participatory action research and Kenyan runners’ appropriation of smartphones to improve their daily lives and participation in m-learning." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Statsvetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-115804.
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In Kenya, mobile technology is widely used, with more and more people gaining access to the Internet. Mobile technology has the potential to support learning and improve lives, particular those of impoverished people. In this study, 30 Kenyan runners from poor backgrounds and with limited formal education participated. They were provided with a basic smartphone and Internet data bundles for one year so that they could participate in m-learning. The participatory action research approach was used. Sources of data included interviews, observations, fieldnotes, web inquiries, and mobile log files. A sociocultural perspective was used to analyze how the participants learned informally using the smartphones. Findings indicate that the Kenyan runners’ rapid appropriation and mastery of the smartphones was based on their curiosity and interest in sports. The runners’ skills and knowledge increased over time, showing how digital resources improved their training, increased their social interactions, developed entrepreneurial skills, created awareness in and with the rest of society, and improved participation in m-learning. Sociocultural analysis showed that feedback from peers and the tool itself were both significant for learning. The participants themselves influenced the research process. From their interest emerged an online course (MOOC) about human rights. Key challenges in the process were power consumption, lack of electricity, and the availability and cost of Internet access. A lack of critical attitude about content on the Internet was also discernible. The main findings highlight how mobile technology can not only improve daily lives, but also develop new ways for people to participate in mlearning.I Kenya är användningen av mobilteknologi och Internet utbredd och ökar stadigt. Mobilteknik visar sig ha potential att öka medborgares intressen för lärande och kunskap, och därigenom förbättra livssituationen särskilt för fattiga människor. Den här studien syftade till att med deltagande aktionsforskning analysera hur sådana processer går till. I studien deltog 30 kenyanska löpare från fattiga förhållanden och med begränsad formell utbildning. Deltagarna utrustades med en enkel smartphone med fri surf under ett år och följdes med intervjuer, observationer, webbenkäter och mobilspårning. Deras lärandeprocesser analyserades ur ett sociokulturellt perspektiv om hur teknik tillägnas – approrieras – och används i vardagliga praktiker och utvecklar lärande. Resultaten visade att de kenyanska löparna snabbt approprierade telefonerna och fann utifrån nyfikenhet och intresset för idrott olika sätt att använda dem. Kunskaper och färdigheter utvecklades över tid och de digitala resurserna förbättrade löparnas träning, ökade sociala interaktioner, utvecklade entreprenöriella färdigheter och nya synsätt på sina möjligheter i världen. Den sociokulturella analysen visade även att feedback från andra deltagare och/eller av tekniken i sig hade betydelse för lärandet. Forskningsprocessen påverkades av deltagarna och utifrån deras intresse skapades en on-line kurs (MOOC) om Mänskliga rättigheter. Problem i studien var telefonens energiförbrukning, brist på elektricitet, tillgång till och kostnad för Internet samt deltagarnas kritiska förhållningssätt till Internet. Det övergripande resultatet är att mobilteknologi kan förbättra livsvillkor och skapa nya vägar till lärande.
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Uliana, Jéssica Laira de Araujo Esgoti. "A (co)construção de conhecimentos em aulas de inglês instrumental sob a perspectiva sociocultural." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/153365.
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Esta é uma investigação qualitativo-interpretativista de cunho etnográfico que visou analisar como se configura o processo de ensino-aprendizagem em aulas do componente de Inglês Instrumental no curso Técnico em Açúcar e Álcool, oferecido por uma instituição técnica pública do estado de São Paulo. O estudo foi realizado por meio de pesquisas bibliográficas, autobiografia da professora e entrevista, questionário aos alunos, observação, anotações em diário, gravação em vídeo, transcrição e análise das aulas, assim como sessão de visionamento com a professora participante e análise do plano de curso, sendo os dados interpretados à luz da perspectiva sociocultural (VYGOTSKY, 1989; JOHNSON, 2009; LANTOLF; POEHNER, 2014; van COMPERNOLLE, 2015). O objetivo principal da pesquisa foi compreender melhor o processo de ensinoaprendizagem, buscando contribuir para que a professora e demais professores possam repensar ou reafirmar seus papéis em sala de aula. O presente trabalho teve como pergunta e subperguntas de pesquisa: 1.Como se configura a (co)construção de conhecimentos em aulas de Inglês Instrumental no curso Técnico em Açúcar e Álcool sob a perspectiva sociocultural?, 1.1.Que elementos são levados em conta pela professora para essa (co)construção?, 1.2.Como se constrói a interação professor x aluno em sala de aula?, 1.3.Como se configura a negociação de significados na interação professor x aluno e aluno x aluno?, 1.3.1.Que papéis desempenha o professor?, 1.3.2.Que papéis desempenham os alunos?. Por meio da análise dos dados obtidos pode-se afirmar que as interações da professora favorecem a construção do conhecimento dos alunos, apresentando a coconstrução entre ambos, mas não é possível afirmar que essa coconstrução seja frequente.
This is a qualitative interpretative research of an ethnographic nature that aimed at investigating how the teaching-learning process is configured in ESP (English for Specific Purposes) classes of the Sugar and Alcohol Technical Course offered by a public technical institution of the state of São Paulo. The study was carried out by bibliographical research, the teacher's autobiography and interview, questionnaire to the students, observation, notes, video recordings, transcription and analysis of the classes, as well as a viewing session with the teacher and the course plan analysis, being the data interpreted in the light of the sociocultural perspective (VYGOTSKY, 1989; JOHNSON, 2009; LANTOLF; POEHNER, 2014; van COMPERNOLLE, 2015). The main objective of the research was to better understand the teaching-learning process, seeking to contribute so that the participating teacher and others can rethink or reaffirm their roles in the classroom. The present work had as question and sub-questions of research: 1.How is the (co)construction of knowledge configured in ESP classes of Sugar and Alcohol Technical Course from a sociocultural perspective?, 1.1.What elements are taken into account by the teacher for this (co)construction?, 1.2.How is the student-teacher interaction constructed in the classroom?, 1.3.How is the negotiation of meanings configured in the teacher-student and studentstudent interaction?, 1.3.1. What roles does the teacher play?, 1.3.2.What roles do students play?. Based on the analysis of the obtained data, it can be affirmed that the teacher’s interactions contribute to the construction of the students’ knowledge, presenting the co-construction between both, but it is not possible to state that this co-construction is frequent.
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Park, Eun-Soo. "A case study of young Korean children's English learning experiences in the United states." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28155.
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The present study examined five Korean elementary studentsâ English learning experiences in the United States. By examining Korean studentsâ experiences while they were living in the United States, the study aimed to explore what the students themselves thought about regarding what they had learned while living in an English-speaking community and the studentsâ perceptions of how these experiences influenced their English learning. Specifically, the study investigated the linguistic, cultural, and attitudinal impact of living temporarily in the United States on Korean elementary students. Interviewing was the primary means of collecting data for the study. These data was supplemented by a short survey, classroom observation, and relevant documentation about the childrenâ s learning, such as samples of the childrenâ s schoolwork. The analysis of data for this study began with organizing a description of each case, then, analyses were constructed to construct themes that cut across the data, and these themes have been utilized to generalize about what significant experiences constituted the development of English as a second language. This document reports the findings concerning the nature of the processes of learning and development that five Korean children experienced in learning English in the United States; teacher and student interaction; student and student interaction; meaningful learning experience; and classroom activities.Ph. D.
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Herrlin, Charlotte. "Multimodal undervisning i skolämnet franska genom estetiska uttrycksformer." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-32786.
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Detta examensarbete är ett försök i att utföra ett estetiskt projekt i ett språkämne nämligen franska. Jag genomförde detta projektet för att uppleva hur elever arbetar estetiskt i ett teoretiskt ämne. Eleverna skulle gruppvis utföra en tecknad serie och ett rollspel på franska, med utgångspunkt från den tecknade serien. Från empirin av mitt estetiska projekt med eleverna har jag analyserat hur eleverna upplevde projektet och därmed sitt lärande i ett teoretiskt ämne. Elevernas engagemang och motivation i arbetet var stort. De uppfattade arbetet som intressant och upplevde arbetsprocessen som målet, inte resultatet.This exam project is an experiment in aesthetic work with language teaching, namely French. I performed this project in order to investigate how pupils work aesthetically with a theoretical subject. The pupils were divided into groups and asked to create a cartoon and, based on the cartoon, a role-play in French. On the empirical background of my aesthetic project with the pupils I studied how the pupils experienced the project and their learning of theoretical subject. The pupils' involvement and motivation was big. They found the task interesting and experienced the work process, not the result, as the goal.
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Gomes, Emerson Ferreira. "Astros no rock: uma perspectiva sociocultural no uso da canção na educação em ciências." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/81/81131/tde-28062016-103823/.
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A incorporação de elementos da cultura primeira do estudante no processo de ensino-aprendizagem foi defendida pelo pedagogo francês Georges Snyders (1988) em sua obra \"A Alegria na Escola\". Esta pesquisa contribuiu com essa interface, identificando, no discurso de canções do rock n\' roll, elementos textuais que possibilitem reflexões no âmbito conceitual, epistemológico e sociopolítico sobre a exploração do espaço. O objeto de estudo neste trabalho são canções do período entre as décadas de 1960 e 1970 que possuem representações sobre a astronomia e as missões espaciais. O uso do rock justificou-se pelo fato de temas sobre exploração espacial aparecerem no trabalho de diversos artistas desse gênero musical, permitindo reflexões em nível conceitual, epistemológico e sociopolítico sobre a ciência, a tecnologia e suas relações com a sociedade e o ambiente. Além disso, identificamos que tanto o rock quanto as missões espaciais foram fenômenos culturais que dependeram em sua gênese dos avanços da tecnologia e da ciência e tiveram sua repercussão na sociedade através de processos midiáticos. Essas canções foram selecionadas entre os diversos gêneros de rock, e analisadas a partir de referenciais semiodiscursivos. As atividades foram aplicadas em situações formais de ensino - ensino médio e ensino superior -, em formação continuada de professores e projetos de ensino não formal na escola. No processo de ensinoaprendizagem, foram desenvolvidas atividades que envolviam leitura-comentada da canção, identificando na letra, melodia e harmonia, aspectos que evidenciavam um discurso crítico sobre a ciência e sua relação com a sociedade e o ambiente. Essas atividades envolveram três instâncias: Elaboração, Aplicação e Análise. Como referencial norteador dessas etapas, nos valemos das teorias socioculturais de Vigotski (2001), Snyders (1988) e Freire (2013).The incorporation of elements from the student\'s first culture into the teachinglearning process was supported by the French pedagogue Georges Snyders (1988) in his book \"La joie à l\'ecole\". This research contributed to this interface, by identifying in the discourse of rock \'n\' roll songs textual elements that allow reflections on the conceptual, epistemological and sociopolitical framework of space exploration. The object of study in this work are songs from the 1960s and 1970s, which have representations about astronomy and space missions. The use of rock was justified by the fact that the theme of space exploration is present in the work of several artists of this music genre, allowing reflection on the conceptual, epistemological and sociopolitical level on science, technology and their relationship with society and the environment. In addition, we found that both rock and space missions were cultural phenomena that depended on the advances of technology and science. These songs were selected from the various genres of rock and analyzed taking into account semiotic and discursive references. The activities were applied in formal education settings - high school and higher education - in continuing professional development of teachers and non-formal school projects. In the teaching-learning process, activities were developed involving commented lyrics reading, which aimed at identifying in the lyrics, melody and harmony aspects that evidenced a critical discourse about science and its relationship with society and the environment. These activities encompassed three categories: Development, Implementation and Analysis. These steps were articulated based on the sociocultural theories of Vygotsky (2001), Snyders (1988) and Freire (2013)
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Yakoob, Linda, and Diana Calancea. "IKT användning och digital kompetens : En studie om sju lärares IKT användning i historieundervisningen." Thesis, Södertörn University College, Lärarutbildningen, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-1538.
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ICT and digital artifacts is an important resource in the society, especially in schools. That is why we have chosen to study if and how teachers uses ICT and other digital technology in their education in the history subject. We think that both subjects are important because history is a subject that has to do with the past, the present and the future.
We made qualitative interviews with seven teachers from three different schools. We have analyzed if the teachers sees ICT as a burden or a resource in their education and also in which extend they have digital literacy. We have chosen to discuss different authors view on ICT in the education and digital literacy. We also examined the teaching plan Lpo94 to see what it says about media in the history subject.
In our analysis we have worked with different perspectives on learning and knowledge. These perspectives are a socio cultural perspective, the cognitive view and the behavioristic view.
The results indicate a connection between a socio cultural perspective and a cognitive view on learning and also in which extend ICT is used in the history education.
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Kästel, Rebecca. "Alla barns rätt till lärande : En kvalitativ studie om tre pedagogers syn på begåvade barn." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-31355.
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Denna studie handlar om de barn som tycker att skolan är väldigt lätt och om deras rätt att få stimuleras och utvecklas utifrån deras behov. Syftet med mitt arbete är att ta reda på hur pedagoger uppfattar dessa begåvade elever och hur de arbetar för att stötta dem på ett pedagogiskt utvecklande sätt. Efter att ha gått igenom relevant litteratur inom mitt område så använde jag mig av kvalitativa intervjuer för att få svar på mina frågeställningar och genomförde intervjuer med tre verksamma pedagoger. Mina slutsatser blev att begåvade barn inte är något som det pratas mycket om och att det kanske är lätt att det fokuseras för lite på denna elevgrupp. Mina respondenter hade svårt att skilja på begåvade och högpresterande barn men menade att ett begåvat barn är ett barn som lär sig väldigt snabbt utan några hinder. Alla mina intervjupersoner visade dock en medvetenhet kring vikten av att möta varje individ där hen befinner sig och de menade att man tillsammans med eleven måste finna vad just den eleven behöver arbeta med för att fortsätta utvecklas. Alla barn har rätt att stimuleras och tycka att skolan är viktig och lärorik.This study is about the children who think that school is very easy and about their right to be stimulated and develop based on their needs. The purpose of my study is to find out how teachers perceive these gifted students and how they are working to support them in an educational developmental way. After going through the relevant literature in my field I used qualitative interviews to answer my questions and conducted interviews with three working teachers. My conclusions are that gifted children are not something that is discussed and it’s easy to forget to focus on this group of students. My respondents found it difficult to distinguish between gifted and high-performing pupils but said that a gifted child is a child who learns very quickly without any obstacles. All my interviewees, however, showed an awareness of the importance of meeting each individual on their level. They also said that they, together with the pupil, have to find out what that particular pupil needs to work on to continue to develop. All children have the right to be stimulated and to think that school is important and educational.
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Andersson, Victor. "On the Workings of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation : A study on its cause and effects on the experience of learning a second language." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-49483.
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to focus on the cause and effect of what has been referred to as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation when it comes to second language learning through literature, where the novel To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee served as an example. The study started off by presenting a definition of the so called intrinsic and extrinsic motivation respectively, as well as the three perspectives psychodynamic, cognitive and socio-cultural by which it was discussed, in order to cement the framework of it and problematize its boundaries accordingly. It later focused on where and how intrinsic and extrinsic motivation respectively came into play, and what possible outcome the two different types might result in when discussing language learning. The applied method was to do a qualitative hermeneutic study by presenting earlier research and having it as a basis when hypothesizing in order to solve the research questions. This study was limited to discussing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation respectively in order to ascertain how both phenomena manifest themselves and ultimately how they affect learning, and by presenting numerous examples in the analysis it was concluded that: a) extrinsic and intrinsic motivation tend to inescapably intertwine during the process of learning and thereby end up being in need of each other, and b) that the order to how one musters extrinsic motivation, when undertaking in the educational enterprise of reading a novel, was opposite from that of the intrinsic motivation as extrinsic motivation is based on an external source of reward and therefore merely in need of an external source rather than an intrinsic curiosity. Keywords Intrinsic motivation, Extrinsic motivation, Cognitive perspective, Psychodynamic perspective, Sociocultural perspective, Zone of proximal development, Efferent reading, Aesthetic reading.
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Moberg, Peggy-sue. "- Hej! Jag är lite early! : En vetenskaplig essä om kommunikation och samarbete mellan förskola och hem med svenska som andraspråk." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-41022.
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This scientific essay is about communication and collaboration between the preschool and a home with Swedish as a second language and has its foundation based on two dilemmas. The first dilemma describes a parent-teacher conference that I have with a guardian who has Swedish as their second language. In the conversation, I feel that the communication is failing, even though I get help from an interpreter. The second dilemma is also about a conversation with a guardian who has Swedish as their second language, but this conversation takes place more spontaneously. The second conversation also leads to misunderstanding as communication between us fails. My aim with this essay is to investigate how communication affects the collaboration between the preschool and home. As well as whether the language has any significance for communication and how it affects the children's right to influence and participation in the preschool. The method I use in the degree project is essay writing as I reflect on my role as a teacher and try to understand my thoughts from the guardians' perspectives. I reflect on my issues that have emerged from my designs with the help of the socio-cultural and intercultural perspective and other relevant literature. This essay has made me reflect on my cultural identity, both in my professional role and as an individual, and how I use my experiences in social contexts. My hope for this essay is to increase my understanding of others' perspectives more than I have experienced before.
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D’Andrea, Letícia Pires. "As emoções no processo de aprendizagem de língua inglesa: uma perspectiva sociocultural para o ensino de línguas para fins específicos." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2017. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/6100.
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Esta pesquisa de doutorado sobre o ensino de língua estrangeira para fins específicos (LINFE) examina a perspectiva êmica do aprendizado a partir de tarefas colaborativas em um contexto de Blended Learning (BL). Para embasar essa pesquisa, adotamos a perspectiva da teoria sociocultural (TSC), concebendo o aprendizado de língua como resultado da mediação e interação social entre os indivíduos, artefatos e língua (VYGOTSKY, 1978,1986; JOHNSON 2009; LANTOLF, 2001). Esta pesquisa se constituiu como uma pesquisa-ação e, a partir da sugestão de tarefas colaborativas e aplicação destas com alunos de uma disciplina de inglês para fins específicos, buscou trazer alternativas de ensino de LINFE com sugestões de tarefas colaborativas e examinou a perspectiva dos próprios estudantes sobre seu processo de aprendizagem. A partir de nosso embasamento teórico, cremos que as oportunidades de aprendizado em sala de aula devem considerar tanto as dimensões cognitivas quanto as afetivas (HALL, 2003) e a compreensão das emoções e crenças envolvidas na aprendizagem pode trazer importantes contribuições para o processo. A coleta de dados foi feita com entrevistas semi-estruturadas antes e após a aplicação das tarefas e com a gravação das interações entre os alunos durante as aulas. Nossas tarefas também propunham utilizar uma abordagem de BL a partir da definição de Sharma (2010) de que essa abordagem se constitui como uma mistura ideal entre o ensino tradicional e virtual, isto é, como uma representação da busca por promover uma experiência de aprendizado mais eficiente. Vale ressaltar que, por tarefas, entendemos as atividades pedagógicas que requerem resolução de problemas realizada de forma colaborativa (SWAIN e LAPKIN, 2001) e apresentam objetivos específicos (ELLIS, 2000; SWALES, 2000). Nossos resultados apontam que as tarefas propostas geraram colaboração entre os participantes e isso também pode ser corroborado pelo reforço das crenças sobre a preponderância da interação e do papel dos colegas no aprendizado de língua inglesa. Percebemos, portanto, que as ações dos alunos e da professora pesquisadora foram influentes nas emoções e nas crenças dos alunos. Verificamos que as emoções emergentes no processo foram as mais diversas e analisamos como tais emoções poderiam ter sido positivas ou negativas no percurso de cada aluno. Esta pesquisa traz um novo olhar para as emoções dentro do processo de aprendizagem, propondo um modo de as analisar de forma sistemática a partir do 7 relato dos próprios alunos a partir de Scherer (2005) e da Roda das Emoções de Geneva. Sobre o uso das tecnologias digitais, verificamos que foram consideradas como geradoras de interesse por parte de alguns alunos. Por fim, foi possível observar que as tarefas colaborativas promoveram a colaboração entre os alunos e, desse modo, evidenciamos a importância de se trabalhar com tarefas colaborativas também nas disciplinas de LINFE.
This research about language teaching for specific purposes aims at investigating the emic perspective of language learning through collaborative tasks in a blended learning (BL) context. To support this research we adopt a sociocultural perspective, and understand language learning as a result of mediation and social interaction among individuals, artifacts and language (VYGOTSKY, 1978,1986; JOHNSON 2009; LANTOLF, 2001). We adopted a methodology of action-research and had collaborative tasks as a starting point; we applied such tasks in order to propose alternatives to the teaching of languages for specific purposes and examine the students own perspectives about their learning process. In our theoretical perspective, we believe the learning opportunities in the classroom should consider both the cognitive and the affective dimensions (HALL, 2003) and that the understanding of emotions and beliefs involved in the learning process can bring about important contributions to its understanding. We undertook semi-structured interviews before and after the implementation of the collaborative tasks and the recording of the interactions of the students during the lessons. Our tasks also intended to use a BL perspective under the definition of Sharma (2010) that such approach is based on an ideal blend of traditional and virtual learning, that is, it is an attempt to promote a more efficient learning experience. It should be noted that, by tasks, we understand pedagogical activities that require the resolution of problems in a collaborative way (SWAIN e LAPKIN, 2001) and that present specific objectives (ELLIS, 2000; SWALES, 2000). Our results indicate that the tasks promoted collaboration among students and that could also be verified by the reinforcement of the students’ beliefs about the importance of interaction and of their classmates in their language learning process. Therefore, we perceived that the students’ and the teacher’s actions influenced upon students’ emotions and beliefs. We have also observed that the emerging emotions were diverse and we have also analyzed the role of these emotions in the students’ learning processes. This research brings a new perspective on how to examine emotions in the learning process suggesting a systematic way to analyze them through the students’ self-reports based on Scherer (2005) and the Geneva Emotion Wheel. We also verified that the use of technology was regarded as a generator of interest by some students. Finally, it was possible to observe that the collaborative tasks promoted collaboration among the students and, thus, we could highlight the importance of working with collaborative tasks in courses of language for specific purposes.
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Passey, Julie. "An exploration of Family Learning with particular focus on the perspective of the father." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/10725.
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What is the nature and purpose of Family Learning? The discourses relating to how a strong home-school relationship affects attitudes to Lifelong Learning and the impact of paternal involvement in young children's development have been well researched and document clear links and positive, enduring benefits for families and professionals. In spite, or perhaps because of this focus, the means by which these connections are achieved and maintained remains less well explored. The issues that need addressing now are more tangible challenges, such as: what does good practice look like, who decides which notions are consolidated, when and why? Coupled with questions such as how do we get more fathers more involved and what will enable these relationships to flourish, this research reports on the initial findings from a small-scale exploratory inquiry, conducted as part of a professional doctorate, which considers a possible approach to these issues. It is an illuminative case study, located within an interpretive research paradigm, based on ontological assumptions of empowerment and emancipation for participants. A sociocultural epistemology informs and frames the work. The study sets out to explore the value and potential of Family Learning as a means of focused intervention in response to the questions raised, whilst also examining and increasing awareness of the issues involved, as seen by participants, to facilitate the expression of paternal agency and voice within the research process. The data collection, conducted over a period of six months, focuses on an existing Fathers’ Group, as they participate in a Family Learning project. It seeks to establish the nature and purpose of this type of provision, by clarifying the processes, outcomes and determinants of involvement through the eyes of the fathers, as they define and ultimately come to terms with their own identity and roles, in relation to their young children's development. The research centres on two workshops supported by several participant-led focus meetings. Two semi-structured staff interviews offer insight into the role that both professional and personal cultural and historical understandings of Family Learning play in the process, whilst the data analysis illuminates and describes the relationships between parents and practitioners, policy and pedagogy. The research observations could be used to inform approaches to both the establishment and the development of individual, personalised family frameworks for Lifelong Learning. The findings may also contribute towards a fresh perspective and offer creative approaches for professionals, in which pedagogical practice is not pre-determined but constantly evolving, on an equal and collaborative basis, between professionals and participants. This study offers a critical examination of grassroots Family Learning in practice. It is firmly embedded within and responsive to the needs of its local community. It aims to provide independent evidence to reinforce and extend the current knowledge base and ultimately, to maintain, strengthen and expand the connections between Family and Lifelong Learning.
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Berntsdotter, Matilda, and Linn Sundqvist. "Förskollärarens syn på sin kompetens inom bild och bildskapande. : En kvalitativ studie ur ett sociokulturellt perspektiv." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-32975.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the preschool teachers' view of their competence in art and art creation, as well as the competence they consider that a preschool teacher should have and how competence can develop. In this study, we define competence as something you own in the practice of preschool education and that preschool teachers can meet the challenges that the profession requires. Competence is about being able to carry out an action in practice, and in this study, the expression summarizes what a person can in the field of art and art creation. Our study addresses the following questions; how do preschool teachers perceive their competence in art and art creation? What do the preschool teachers think they need in competence in art and art creation? What role do preschool teachers play in promoting their own and children's competence development in art and art creation? Four preschool teachers and a teacher for elementary school's older years who worked in preschool since her education was interviewed with a qualitative interviewing method from a sociocultural perspective. The results show that the competencies that preschoolers apprehend is competence that includes material knowledge, the ability to link activities with curriculum and theories, and to make it a fun-filled activity for the children. In order to develop their competence, the result shows that they use continuous education and collegial learning and in interaction with children.
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Turunen, Eserberg Paulina, and Rosanna Jansheden. "Utomhuspedagogisk undervisning : Lärandet utomhus och miljöns betydelse." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45487.
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The aim of this study is to find ways to have outdoor tuition with preschool children. The study also researches how to do outdoors to promote children's learning and to know what pedagogical leaders think about outdoor pedagogy. The study is based on six questionnaires and two interviews where both pedagogical leaders and preschool teachers participated. We used a sociocultural perspective and phenomenological perspective when we analyzed the answers. The results of the study show that there are several ways to have outdoor tuition that promotes children's learning in different ways. The respondents of this study give many suggestions on how the tuition can look like and what strategies to use. One way to have tuitions outside can be to use activity cards where children get different missions to do or things to get and compare with each other in the woods. Another way is to use theme-based boxes with materials sorted in categories, for example a coloring box or a building- and construction box. All the responders answer that they think outdoor pedagogy is important and see benefits with having tuitions outdoors. The study concludes in the researchers own reflections about this study. The study suggests that tuitions should be educative and lust-filled for the children in preschool and to capture their interests. The tuition you do inside a preschool you also can do in other places, in other local environments that lay near the preschool for example in the woods or at a playground.
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Haihuie, Samuel Songorohuie. "Interpreting adult distance education students' learning practices from a Melanesian sociocultural perspective : a case study from the University of Papua New Guinea Open College." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2011. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10019983/.
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This thesis explores the pedagogical practices of distance education in Papua New Guinea (PNG) involving adult students as they interact with print media mode of communication. My research was motivated after identification of a gap in the literature with regard to enhanced insight into the adult distance learners in the PNG context. My research focus incorporates PNG's unique indigenous cultural practices, forms of social organisation, knowledge and ways in which these 'ways of being' frame the uses of distance learning resources. The research aims to use a concept of 'pedagogic structures' as a way of interrogating these forms of social organisation and social position [re]construction. Collaboration and interaction as pedagogic themes resonates throughout the research. My research design voice takes an interpretive approach, through observation and informed by ethnographic research techniques. Fifteen students (3 females and 12 males), from three study centres and four lecturers, two tutor/mentors and four instructional designers participated with the researcher as participant observer. Qualitative analysis of data used a heuristic approach to code and categorise emerging themes from interviews, observations, and questionnaire responses. Distance learning resources and students' records were also examined. The intersecting concepts of ososom and osisini are introduced as orientations of learning in a distance education pedagogy. My research is theoretically guided by the ideas of Bernstein, Bourdieu and Moore, opening new avenues for analysing and shedding light on distance pedagogical practices on the premise that pedagogic practices are socially and culturally situated. My main research findings reveal that while the transmitter prescribes certain pedagogic principles, the adult distance learners go beyond these prescribed types of interaction to acquire knowledge. Students draw from their invisible social capital and pedagogic practices of tribal and communal forms of organisation to manage learning in their invisible world. This research points to the prioritisation for the enhancement of more meaningful collaborative and communal ways of distance education pedagogic transactions in PNG.
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Pivac, Lynette. "The acquisition of New Zealand Sign Language as a second language for students in an interpreting programme the learners' perspective : a thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Language Studies, AUT University, 2009 /." Click here to access this resource online, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/764.
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This research study presents an investigation of interpreter trainees acquiring New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) as a second language (L2) outside their formal classroom learning. This study was motivated firstly by a concern that a considerable reduction in learner and lecturer contact hours within an NZSL interpreting programme would compromise graduate NZSL competency, necessitating a compensatory approach predominantly in the context of the Deaf community. Secondly, the study attempts to address a marked gap in research related to L2 sign language learning from a socio-cultural perspective. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a bilingual context (NZSL and English) in order to gain the ‘inside’ perspectives of six NZSL learners who had just completed a two-year Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting. The interviews sought to uncover the informal NZSL language learning opportunities used by the participants, especially within the social context of the Deaf community, and the individual learner strategies utilised by ‘good learners’ of NZSL. Interview data were transcribed and were analysed by employing qualitative methods. Coding of the data revealed a number of categories which were subsequently examined for salient themes relating to the research questions. The main findings of the study revolved around the significance of L2 learner access to social and material resources, especially within the Deaf socio-cultural context. Of particular significance was the enhancement of learner motivation and confidence as was the frequency and depth of interaction with Deaf people and degree of mediated NZSL learning from NZSL mentors. Of key importance were the social relationships and networks developed with L1 users, which facilitated access to an array of NZSL learning opportunities. Material language learning resources, such as NZSL video samples and equipment were also useful, when interaction with Deaf people was not possible due to heavy study demands, especially in the second year of the programme. Learner involvement in the Deaf community, particularly within Deaf social networks, resulted in significantly improved linguistic, pragmatic and socio-cultural competency. The findings of the study raise two main implications. Firstly, the study highlights the need for NZSL interpreting curriculum enrichment and the resourcing of the programme to foster learner autonomy. Secondly, to date there has been little research on adult L2 sign language learning outside the classroom context and the study may stimulate further studies of the acquisition of sign language as a second language. The study may also be of benefit to autonomous L2 sign language learners and stakeholders in sign language interpreting education around the world.
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Pandelara, Zackrisson Olimpia. ""Vi lär av varandra" : Den mångkulturella skolan." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och socialpedagogik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-15761.
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Bakgrund: I denna globaliserade värld påverkar situationer som inträffar på andra platser i världen även oss i Sverige. Dessa förändringar i det svenska samhället kan även påverka skolan som får nya utmaningar. Elevunderlaget har blivit mer heterogent med elever från olika länder vilket kräver nya sätt att lära på. Lärande spelar en central roll i allas utveckling och enligt det sociokulturella perspektivet sker denna utveckling i interaktion med andra människor. Alla människor är viktiga i lärandet och var och en kan utvecklas med stöd av andra som kan lite mer än vad man kan själv, denna utveckling ger upphov till det som Vygotskij kallade för den proximala utvecklingszonen. En plats för formellt och organiserat lärande är skolan, men skolan är också en central plats för barn där de bygger upp relationer med andra barn och vuxna som inte tillhör familjen. I den mångkulturella skolan är dessa kontakter med andra utanför familjen en viktig del för lärandet till exempel för den personliga utvecklingen. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att utifrån elevers perspektiv i en mångkulturell kontext, undersöka elevens erfarenheter av lärande i en mångkulturell skola. 0 Metod: Kvalitativ metod användes i studien och data samlades in genom fem semistrukturerade fokusgruppintervjuer med elever i årkurs fem och sex. Resultatet har analyserats med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat och slutsatser: Under analysen framkom fyra huvudkategorier; den mångkulturella skolan, lärande, syn på läraren och skolmiljö vilka sammanlagt resulterade i 15 underkategorier. Eleverna anser att det är givande att vistas i en mångkulturell skola och att lärande sker ständig och i interaktion med kompisarna, lärarna och andra vuxna kring dem utanför skolan. Ett komplement för lärandet var digitala medier som blev ett stöd för eleverna i deras lärande både på skolan som i hemmet.Background: Learning has a central role in everyone's development and according to the sociocultural perspective, this development takes place in interaction with other people. Other people are important so each can develop with the support of others who can little more than themselves, this stimulus gives rise to what Vygotsky called the proximal development zone. The school is a central place for children who, firstly, are a place of learning and, secondly, a place where they build relationships with other children and adults who are not family. In the multicultural school these contacts with others play an important role in learning such as personal development. Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate student's perspectives of learning in a multicultural context. Method: Qualitative method was used in the study and data was collected through 5 semistructured focus group interviews with students in grade five and six. The results have been analysed with qualitative content analysis. Results and conclusions: The analysis revealed four main categories; the multicultural school, learning and how the students view the teacher which resulted in a total of 15 subcategories. Students consider it rewarding to stay in a multicultural school. That learning takes place constantly in interaction with friends, even that teachers and adults outside school are an important support for their learning. Digital media as support was something that students used in their learning as a complement both at school and at home.
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Larsson, Anna. "Den talande tystnaden : Specialpedagogerna och de inåtvända barnen." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Pedagogik och didaktik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-167928.
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Syftet med studien är att undersöka specialpedagogers erfarenhet av inåtvända barn, även uppfattningar om faktorer som kan bidra till inåtvändhet, samt vilka strategier specialpedagoger förespråkar för att inkludera dessa barn i förskolan. Specialpedagogers upplevelser av normer och förväntningar berörs även. Detta undersöks genom att intervjua specialpedagoger verksamma mot förskolan kring deras uppfattning och erfarenhet gällande barn som påvisar inåtvända tendenser. Studien grundar sig i sociokulturellt perspektiv som i sin tur grundar sig i att barn lär i sociala sammanhang, där språk och miljö är två viktiga redskap. Begreppet inåtvänd används som ett samlingsbegrepp. Studien är baserad på kvalitativa intervjuer med sex stycken specialpedagoger verksamma mot förskolan, från fyra olika svenska kommuner. Intervjuerna analyserades via tematisk analys, där resultatet presenteras i de övergripande teman som framkommer från samtliga intervjuer. Resultatet visar att inåtvändhet, och dess orsaksgrunder, är en komplex och mångfacetterad företeelse som kräver stor förståelse och varsamhet från pedagoger. De strategier som kan användas i arbetet kring dessa barn är bl.a. en tydlig verksamhetsstruktur, mindre grupper där lek kan uppmuntras, pedagoger som är lyhörda och varsamma, samt implementering av alternativa kommunikationsmetoder.The aim of this study is to examine how special education teachers percieve and experience the needs of withdrawn children in a preschool context. The study also focuses on which useful inclusive strategies can be used to include withdrawn children in a preschool setting, and how special education teachers percieve expecations and norms considering preschool children. The theoretical foundation of the study focuses on a sociocultural perspective, where children are thought to learn in all social contexts with language and invironment as important implements. The research is based on interviews with six special education teachers, active and teaching in four different swedish municipalities. Using thematic analysis, the interviews has been categorized by main themes presented in the result section. The main results show that withdrawal, and the causes of it, is a complex and multifaceted issue which requires understanding and precaution from teachers. The result shows that the main findings concerning inlcusive strategies are to use a distinct structural setting, the usage of smaller groups where play can be encouraged, teachers who are gentle and responsive to the childs needs, and to use alternative ways of communication.
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Gómez, Sanabria Lina María. "Uso de estrategias para el aprendizaje del español y rol de las mediaciones: estudio hecho desde una perspectiva sociocultural con un grupo de estudiantes universitarios jamaicanos." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/393956.
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En esta investigación se identifica el tipo de estrategias de aprendizaje que utiliza un grupo de estudiantes universitarios jamaicanos y se analiza cómo los diferentes mediadores (profesores, familia, amigos, participantes y objetos simbólicos) intervienen en la actividad de aprendizaje del español. Este trabajo se desarrolla bajo una perspectiva sociocultural, según la cual “the human mind is mediated” (Lantolf, 2000). Para el desarrollo de esta investigación se ha optado por un paradigma cualitativo, un enfoque etnográfico (Duranti, 1997; Hymes, 1974; Watson-Gegeo, 1988) y se han empleado herramientas introspectivas y de elicitación para la recolección de datos (Nunan, 1992).
Entre los hallazgos de este trabajo se destaca que los participantes usan frecuentemente estrategias cognitivas, poco complejas, relacionadas con memorización y que hay un vacío importante en el empleo de estrategias metacognitivas de organización, planeación y evaluación del aprendizaje. Se observa también una importante mediación del internet y sus diferentes plataformas en el aprendizaje del español que contrasta con la poca conexión que los participantes afirman tener con los libros de texto.
Los resultados de esta tesis son de gran importancia en el ámbito en el cual se ha desarrollado la investigación ya que abren reflexiones importantes como el papel de profesor de español dentro y fuera del aula, la adecuación de los materiales que se usan para enseñar la lengua y la necesidad de difundir el uso de estrategias de aprendizaje no solo metacognitivas, sino cognitivas, sociales y afectivas, con el fin de hacer del estudio del español una actividad fácil, amena, agradable y motivante.This research identifies the type of learning strategies used by a group of Jamaican university students to analyse how the different mediators (teachers, family, friends, participants and symbolic objects) are involved in learning Spanish. This study is developed from a socio-cultural perspective, according to which “the human mind is mediated” (Lantolf, 2000). For the development of this research, a qualitative paradigm has been chosen, with an ethnographic focus (Duranti 1997; Hymes, 1974; Watson-Gegeo, 1988) and introspective tools and elicitation for data recollection have been employed (Nunan, 1992). Among the findings of the study, it was highlighted that the participants frequently used simple cognitive strategies, related to memorization and that there is a significant gap in the employment of organizational meta-cognitive strategies, planning and learning evaluation. An important use of the internet and different platforms to learn Spanish which contrast with the small connection that the participants attest to having with the textbooks, was also observed. The results of this thesis are of great importance in the area in which the research has been developed because they open up important thoughts as the role of Spanish professor in and out of the classroom, the suitability of the materials that are used to teach the language and the necessity to disseminate not only meta-cognitive use of learning strategies, but cognitive, social and affective, in order to make studying Spanish an easy, pleasant and motivating activity.
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Bolin, Saima. "Barns sociala lärande i interaktion med djur : En studie om förskolebarns sociala samspel i samband med djurkontakt." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för pedagogiska studier, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-43716.
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The purpose of this work is to study children’s social interaction with animals and if it could be affected to any possible connections to interaction with animals, linked to a socio-cultural perspective. This survey was conducted by a kind of a case study. Interviews were conducted with two teachers where the answers then was analyzed and compared with observations. The results are discussed from the perspective of the sociocultural theory of children's learning, their development and previous research on children's interactions with animals. Scientific research with children and animals show that their relationship affects the child's development positively. This was made visible not only to children, but humans have a natural attraction to animals and which social relationships provide an expression of social learning in humans. Results from interviews and observations of this study indicate that children more easily create an understanding of his fellow human beings and that empathy is strengthened amongst the children because of their relationships with the animals.Syftet med denna undersökning är att synliggöra barns sociala samspel och ifall det kan påverkas genom interaktion med djur, sett ur ett sociokulturellt perspektiv. Denna undersökning genomfördes genom något som kan kallas för en fallstudie. Intervjuer har genomförts med två pedagoger där svaren sedan analyserats och jämförts i relation till observationer. Resultaten diskuterades i relation till den valda sociokulturella teorin om barns lärande, deras utveckling samt tidigare forskning om barns interaktion med djur. Studier med barn och djur visar på att deras relation påverkar barns utveckling positivt. Dessa synliggjordes att inte bara barn, utan människan har en naturlig dragning till djur och där sociala relationer ger ett uttryck för socialt lärande hos människan. Resultat från denna studies intervjuer och observationer tyder på att barn lättare skapar en förståelse för sina medmänniskor och att empatin stärks barnen emellan på grund av deras relationer till djuren.
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Kelemen, Fredrik. "Varför spelar de? : En intervjustudie om olika drivkrafters betydelse i valet av musik och instrument." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för konstnärliga studier, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-32024.
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Detta examensarbete handlar om förebilders och idolers påverkan när det gäller val av instrument och musik, med fokus på elgitarren, samt vilka andra drivkrafter som påverkar detta. Syftet med arbetet är att få kunskap om olika drivkrafter som påverkar viljan att spela ett instrument. Teoretisk utgångspunkt för studien är den sociokulturella teorin. Tidigare forskning inom området behandlar exempelvis sociala normer, förebilders påverkan på människor samt ramfaktorer inom undervisning. Jag har använt mig av den kvalitativa forskningsintervjun som metod, och mina informanter är elgitarrister med varierande ålder och musikalisk bakgrund. Resultatet visar att uppväxtmiljöer och medias påverkan spelar roll i valet av instrument, men för att fortsätta spela efter ungdomsåren krävs en starkare ambition eller förebild. Diskussionen belyser exempelvis idolskapets fram- och baksidor samt hur efterfrågan på idoler förändras med tiden. En slutsats är att förebilder är viktiga, men också föränderliga förutsättningar för bibehållen motivation för spelande.This is a study of how role models and idols affect the choice of instrument and music, with focus on the electric guitar, and which other driving forces that affect this. The intention with the study is to achieve knowledge about different driving forces that affect the will of playing an instrument. The theoretical point of the study is the sociocultural theory. Earlier studies on the subject are about social values, the affect role models have on people, and the frames of teaching and learning. I have used qualitative interviews, and my informants are electric guitarists with varied age and musical background. The result shows that growing-up environments and the affection from media affect the choice of instrument, but a stronger ambition is needed to keep on playing after the youth has passed. The discussion enlightens for example the positive and the negative sides of idolizing, and how the demand for idols changes through time. One conclusion is that role models are important but also changing conditions for sustained motivation in playing.
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Garo, Alee, and Linda Norberg. "Hur kommunikation främjas av lärare i undervisningen i engelska." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskapernas och matematikens didaktik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160970.
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I det sociokulturella perspektivet som vi har utgått ifrån är synsättet på lärandet att det utvecklas i sociala sammanhang där kommunikation är en central del. Lärandet sker i samspel mellan individer där en genom stöttning och vägledning utvecklar nuvarande kunskaper. I detta arbete har vi beskrivit arbetsmetoder som lärare använder sig av i sin undervisning för att främja kommunikationen i klassrummet. Eftersom kommunikation är en central del i det sociokulturella perspektivet blir detta en lämplig teori att utgå ifrån. Motivation och språkligt självförtroende är grundpelare för att främja kommunikativ interaktion i undervisningen. Dessa komponenter är av betydelse för att lära ett nytt språk eftersom kommunikation gynnar andraspråksinlärning, där målet är att kunna tala det nya språket. I arbetet intervjuades fem lärare där det framkom att komponenter som motivation, språkligt självförtroende och val av arbetssätt är alla centrala för att främja kommunikation. Enligt lärarna är par- och grupparbete nödvändigt eftersom elever lär sig ett nytt språk genom interaktion.The sociocultural perspective, this essay theory, approach of learning is that it develops in social contexts where communication is a central part. Learning takes place in interaction between individuals where, through support and guiding, one develops current knowledge. In this essay, we have described methods that teachers use in their teaching to encourage communication in the classroom. Because communication is a central part of the sociocultural perspective, it is therefore an appropriate theory to use. When establishing communicative interaction, motivation and linguistic self-confidence are among the pillars. These components are important when learning a new language because communication favors language learning, where the goal is to be able to speak the new language. In this essay, we interviewed five teachers where it emerged that components such as motivation, linguistic self-confidence and choice of methods are all central parts to encourage communication. According to the teachers, pair-and group work is necessary for students because in order to learn a new language, you need to interact.
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Calabrese, Anna-Letizia. "We are special, just the way we are!Listening to children's voices in an Inclusive Multicultural Environment." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Specialpedagogiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-131423.
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The aim of this research is to provide insight into how middle school learners experience an inclusive multicultural learning environment. Increasing diversity is challenging European educational systems, which have the arduous task to foster inclusion of learners with diverse educational needs. In order to explore the participants’ descriptions, a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews with six learners was employed. Learners’ positions in the educational scenery are central and unique; they are the main experts on their own situations and therefore precious contributors to educational research. Results have been discussed according to a sociocultural perspective. The analysis of my data suggests that the learners perceive their inclusive environment as beneficial. Moreover, they perceive their cultural diversity as strength, reckon social interaction and teamwork with peers as favorable conditions for learning, feel competent in multicultural communication and believe that respect and acceptance towards others are necessary common values. Some implications of multiculturalism in special education are discussed according to the results of a recent European study, which shows that in all the participating European countries, Sweden included, there is a consistent discrepancy in the proportions of learners with immigrant background within special education. Assessment methods developed for mono-cultural learners appear to be a valid reason why multicultural learners are over-or under-represented in special education. Research also shows that inclusion of diversity in educational environment enables the development of social skills in all learners.
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Lee, Eun-Jo. "Exploring L2 Writing Strategies from a Socio-cognitive Perspective: Mediated Actions, Goals, and Setting in L2 Writing." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306898143.
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Swartswe, Linnea. "“We are not going to hide what they are going to learn” - A Study about Rubrics for Speaking Skills in The English Classroom." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-30600.
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A rubric specifically for speaking skills was recently implemented and practiced in an English classroom for grade 6, in a school in the south of Sweden. The predetermined effected results of how the rubric works is debated among many schools and researchers, but no research have been done on the actually effects specifically in this area recently. Therefore, the overall aim for this study is to analyse how this specific tool for the spoken language learning works in practice. The study includes theory and previous research, which will be presented and moreover discussed in relation to the findings. Semi-structured interviews will be used and the participants are two teachers who teached year 6 at the same school in a city in the south of Sweden; both used the rubric in the English classroom. I investigated why and how it was implemented and used in the English classroom. Moreover, I answered the questions of what kind of rubric was used; and by comparing the rubric to the knowledge requirement in the syllabus, I determined how it outlined the knowledge requirements. In addition, by analysing the teachers’ answers, I investigated how the rubric affected the students’ learning and how it facilitated the learners’ self-awareness of their language development. The conclusion demonstrates that the rubric for speaking skills is beneficial for the majority of the students, but it has a negative effect on the students who are on a lower knowledge level than the rubric includes.
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Rehnman, Bernice. "Kämpa eller ge upp? : En studie om attityder till lärande hos gymnasieelever som får stödinsatser." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Pedagogiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-133887.
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Ivarsson, Charlotte, and Kelldén Carina Bergman. "Rätten till ett fungerande kommunikationssätt : Hur lärare i grundsärskolan och på individuella programmet på gymnasiesärskolan arbetar för att utveckla elevers kommunikation." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-85470.
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Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur lärare i grundsärskolan och på individuella programmet på gymnasiesärskolan talar om hur de arbetar för att utveckla elevers kommunikation och vilka arbetssätt de beskriver att de använder i den dagliga undervisningen. Studien syftar vidare till att undersöka vilka strategier lärarna beskriver att de använder för att utveckla elevers kommunikation samt hur en god fysisk, pedagogisk och social lärmiljö kan underlätta för elevernas kommunikation.Studien utgår från en kvalitativ metod där data samlats in genom 9 intervjuer med lärare som arbetar på grundsärskolans ämnesområden och på individuella programmet på gymnasiesärskolan. Resultatet har analyserats utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv. Resultatet visar att lärarna är väl insatta i olika alternativ och kompletterande kommunikationsredskap (AKK-redskap). De använder tecken som stöd, bildstöd, pekprat, samtalsmatta och kommunikationskartor samt digitala verktyg. Lärarna förstärker AKK-redskapen med att använda tecken och talat språk. Majoriteten av lärarna saknar kartläggningsmaterial för att dokumentera elevernas kommunikation. Resultatet visar att den fysiska, pedagogiska och sociala lärmiljön är viktig och lärarna återkommer till deras betydelse. Lärarna betonar vikten av att bygga upp stöd runt elever i varje lärmiljö. Det är betydelsefullt att lära känna varje elev och deras kommunikationssätt för att eleverna ska kunna utveckla sin kommunikativa förmåga. Slutsatsen är att det är viktigt att man som lärare har god kunskap om flera olika AKK-redskap så att varje elev kan få förutsättningar att hitta rätt kommunikationssätt. Det är också betydelsefullt att hitta elevernas sätt att kommunicera så att de får rätt redskap för att kunna uttrycka sig och att de befinner sig i lärmiljöer som är anpassade efter varje elevs olikhet. Vår förhoppning med studien är att den ska belysa betydelsen av fördjupad kunskap om AKK samt arbetet med att undanröja hinder i lärmiljön.The purpose of the study is to investigate how teachers in compulsory school for pupils with learning disabilities and in the individual programme at upper secondary school for pupils with intellectual disabilities work to develop students' communication and what working methods they use in their daily teaching. Furthermore, the study aims to investigate what strategies teachers use to develop students' communication and how a good physical, educational and social learning environment can facilitate students' communication. The study is based on a qualitative method where data is collected through 9 interviews with teachers working in the subject areas of the compulsory school for pupils with learning disabilities and on the individual programme at upper secondary school for pupils with intellectual disabilities. The results have been analyzed from a sociocultural perspective and it shows that teachers are proficient in various AKK tools. They use signs as support, image support, touch talk, conversation mat and communication maps. They also use digital tools. Teachers reinforce the AKK tools by using signs and spoken language. The majority of teachers lack material to investigate and to document students' communication. The results also show that all three learning environments are important, and teachers keep mentioning their importance. Teachers stress the importance of building support around the student in each learning environment. It is important to get to know each student and their means of communication in order for the students to develop their communicative skills. The conclusion is that it is important that teachers have good knowledge of several different AKK tools so that each student can have the right conditions to find the right means of communication. It is also important to find the student's communication so that they have the right tools to be able to express themselves and that they are in learning environments that are adapted to their individual differences. Our hope with the study is that it will highlight the importance of in-depth knowledge of AKK and the work to remove obstacles in the learning environment.
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Suriya, Ramon. "Att vara resurser för varandra : kamratbedömning i matematikundervisningen." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-78411.
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Utgångspunkten för den här litteraturstudien är det sociokulturella perspektivet där lärandet sker i samspelet med varandra. Kamratbedömning delar samma utgångspunkt. Syftet med den här litteraturstudien är att sammanställa och analysera vad forskningen säger om kamrat-bedömningens effekter på matematiklärande. Metoden som används för att få fram ett resultat är en systematisk litteraturstudie. Tjugotre forskningsstudier har kartlagts och analyserats. Resultatet visar att kamratbedömning ger positiva effekter för elevers lärande när det används i ämnet matematik. I det här arbetet delas kamratbedömningens effekter in i två teman (sociala effekter och kognitiva effekter) och fem underteman (samspel, beteende, feedback, reflektion och förståelseutveckling). Resultatet diskuteras utifrån synen på kunskap och lärande utifrån det sociokulturella perspektivet. Avslutningsvis diskuteras vidare forskning och konsekvenser för undervisningen.The starting point of this literature study is the socio-cultural perspective where learning takes place through interaction with each other. Peer-assessment shares the same point of view. The purpose of this literature study is to compile and analyze what the research says what peer assessment has for effect on mathematics learning. The method that was used for this research is a systematic literature study. Twenty-three research studies have been mapped and analyzed. The result shows that peer tutoring gives positive effects when methods is used it in mathematics. In this study has divided effecter of peer tutoring into two themes (social effects and cognitive effects) and five subthemes (interaction, behavior, feedback, reflection and understanding development). The result is discussed from the viewpoint of knowledge and learning from the socio-cultural perspective. Finally, further research and implications for teaching are discussed.
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Karlsson, Kristina. "Trombonen och jag : En självobservationsstudie av tidig instrumental utveckling utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för konstnärliga studier (from 2013), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-67058.
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Syftet med föreliggande studie är att, genom självobservation, få en ökad förståelse för tidig utveckling på ett brassinstrument samt studera tillägnandet av instrumentspecifika tekniker. Studien behandlar en lärandeprocess i trombon på nybörjarnivå under instrumentallektioner och enskild övning som ägt rum på en svensk musikhögskola. Metoden som använts i föreliggande studie är självobservation genom videodokumentation. Bearbetning och analys av videodokumenterat material har genomförts med utgångspunkt i ett sociokulturellt perspektiv, i vilket lärande förstås genom socialt samspel och användande av medierande redskap. Resultatet presenteras utifrån transkriptionsanteckningar från det observerade videomaterialet med betoning på hur centrala redskap använts under processens inledning, mitt och slutskede. Resultatet visar en påtaglig relation mellan svårigheters uppkomst och tillägnande av nya färdigheter. I diskussionen diskuteras slutligen studiens resultat i förhållande till det sociokulturella perspektivet.The aim of the present study is to, through self-observation, obtain a deeper understanding of early progress on a brass instrument and to study the acquisition of instrument specific techniques. The study processes a learning process in trombone at the beginner level during instrumental lessons and individual exercise, both of which have taken place at a Swedish academy of music. The method used in present study is self-observation through video documentation. Processing and analysis of the video content is based on a sociocultural perspective, in which learning is comprehended by social interaction and the use of mediating tools. The presented result is based on transcription notes from observation of the video content with focus on how tools have been used during the prelude, the middle and the final stage of the process. The result shows a remarkable relation between the appearance of difficulties and the acquisition of new abilities. The result of the study is eventually discussed in relation to the sociocultural perspective on learning.
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Andersson, Lidström Elin. "Digital kommunikation och litteracitet i förskolan : Förutsättningar och praktik." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-21472.
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Informations- och kommunikationstekniken (IKT) är en viktig del av vår vardag, då tekniken på olika sätt förenklar och effektiviserar vårt dagliga agerande på arbetet och i hemmet. Genom att interagera med tekniken kan vi kommunicera med andra människor, på en mängd olika sätt genom en mängd olika medier. Förskolan ska på ett lustfyllt och varierande sätt spegla samhällets utbredning av de digitala verktygen och lärplattan har blivit allt mer vanligt förekommande i förskoleverksamheten. Lärplattan har många egenskaper och möjligheter, exempelvis kan det möjliggöra tillfällen av språklig interaktion med olika samtalspartner, medier och genrer, vilket kan utveckla barns kommunikativa kompetenser. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka förutsättningarna för och användandet av lärplattan som ett digitalt verktyg i barnets litteracitetsutveckling på förskolan. Studien baseras på en mindre enkätundersökning riktad till förskolechefer samt intervjuer med tre pedagoger som aktivt arbetar med lärplattan på förskolan. Denna metod tror jag på bästa möjliga sätt ska kunna uppfylla uppsatsens syfte. Resultatet visar att förutsättningarna på förskolorna är relativt lika. Förskolechefernas erfarenhet av lärplattor och deras synsätt till användandet av lärplattor i verksamheten är mestadels positivt. Samtliga förskolor som informanterna representerar har tillgång till lärplattor, i olika utsträckning. Det som skiljer förskolorna åt är hur den praktiska implementeringen genomförts. Resultatet visar även att praktiken är relativt lika varandra. De intervjuade pedagogerna talar om ett medvetet användande, en närvarande pedagog och ett meningsfullt lärandesammanhang. De olika situationerna där barnen använder lärplattan, har litteracitet som en gemensam nämnare. Pedagogerna använder inte begreppet litteracitet, men de beskriver situationer för språkande och kommunikation, ur ett sociokulturellt perspektiv.Information and communication technology (ICT) is an essential part of our everyday life, as the technology in different ways simplifies and streamlines our daily behavior at work and at home. By interacting with the technology we are able to communicate with other people, in a variety of ways through a variety of media. Preschools should in an enjoyable and varied way reflect the propagation of digital tools in society and the learning tablet has become increasingly common in early childhood education. This tool has many features and capabilities, for example, it may allow for occasions of linguistic interaction with various interlocutors, media and genres, which can develop children's communication skills. The purpose of this paper is to examine the conditions for and use of the learning tablet as a digital tool in the child's development of literacy, in preschool. The study is based on a smaller survey of preschool managers and interviews with three teachers who are actively working with the learning tablet in preschool. I believe that this method is the best way to fulfill the thesis purpose. The result shows that the conditions in the preschools are relatively similar. Preschool managers' experience of learning tablets and there approach to the use of learning tablets in preschool, is mostly positive. Every preschool which the informants are representing have access to learning tablets, in different extents. What distinguishes the preschools apart is how the practical implementation is carried out. The results also show that the effect is relatively similar. The interviewed teachers talk about a conscious use, a present educator and a meaningful learning context. The different situations, in which children use the learning tablet, have literacy as a common denominator. The teachers don’t use the concept of literacy, but they describe situations for language and communication, from a sociocultural perspective.
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Norgren, Helene. "Pedagogisk dokumentation : Ett perspektiv på lärande i förskolan." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-5306.
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This study deals with pedagogical documentation. With a revised preschool curriculum,where this is a crucial aid for illustrating the learning process of children and educators, aswell as demonstrating the activities of the school, it is of the utmost relevance to further explorethis notion. The study focuses on a single municipality and explores the various ways inwhich its preschools do in reality deal with this issue in correlation with the actual visions andgoals set by that municipality. Through a series of qualitative interviews with educators aswell as with the municipality Head of Education, this study outlines how educational documentationis in fact applied in the schools in question. The gathered data has been interpretedwith a power perspective as well as with a sociocultural perspective in mind. The municipalityin question has gone to great lengths to educate all its preschool staff in pedagogical documentationin accordance with the methods of Reggio Emilia. As it turns out, the definition ofthe concept varies between schools. Furthermore, this study illustrates both flaws and benefits of this aid.
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Rindebratt, Vincent, and Robin Lundkvist. "Kompetensutveckling från ett sociokulturellt triangeldrama : En studie om förskollärares kompetensutveckling." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-246162.
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Swedish pre-school teachers are in the middle of a debate regarding a form of general school competence that today is criticized by mass media. The training and skill development that is used today is an important tool in the development of the organization as well as the people that work in them. This study aims to explain how this training actually is performed and the opinions of the pre-school teachers that actually finish the training. Previous research in this area has primarily been focused at the types of methods that exists from an executive standpoint. This study, instead, aims to shift that focus to the individual worker. As the theoretical background we both apply a general sociocultural perspective as defined by Leontiev, which is supplemented by a motivational and emotional perspective from Illeris three dimensions of learning. The study is based on semi-structured interviews from seven respondents in the public sector. The data that is presented is to be viewed as having qualitative potential, and should be read with that in mind. The results from the study points at several problematic areas where pre-school teachers claim the training to be of lackluster standards. One common theme that can be noticed from most respondents is that different workgroups experience different problems and different advantages. Despite this there are two main areas that heavily affects some situations - the leadership and the degree of individual adaptation.Svenska förskollärare befinner sig mitt i en debatt kring skolkompetens som idag kritiseras av massmedier. Kompetensutvecklingen som bedrivs existerar idag som ett kraftfullt verktyg för att förbättra såväl organisationen som de människor som arbetar där. Studien ämnar belysa hur denna kompetensutveckling faktiskt går till och vilka åsikter förskollärare har kring den. Tidigare forskning i ämnet fokuserar främst på vilka typer av metoder för kompetensutveckling som existerar ur ett chefsperspektiv. Vi ämnar istället att skifta detta fokus till den individuella arbetstagaren. Som teoretisk bakgrund applicerar vi dels ett allmänt sociokulturellt perspektiv som definierat av Leontiev, vilket kompletteras med ett drivkrafts- och emotionsperspektiv från Illeris tre dimensioner av lärande. Studien är utförd via semistrukturerade intervjuer om sju respondenter i den offentliga sektorn. Den data som presenteras anser vi ha kvalitativ potential och bör därmed tolkas med det som bakgrund. Resultatet pekar på olika problemområden där förskollärare anser kompetensutvecklingen vara bristfällig, men ett gemensamt tema via samtliga respondenter är att olika arbetsgrupper upplever olika problem och olika fördelar. Trots detta existerar det två huvudsakliga faktorer som kraftigt påverkar samtliga situationer, ledarskapet och graden av individuell anpassning.
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Skagert, Johanna. "”Boksamtal är ett lättsamt sätt att redovisa något” : Fyra lärares erfarenheter av boksamtal med elever i åldrarna tio till tolv år." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för svenska språket (SV), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-65157.
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Book talks have become widespread in school as they are considered to be beneficial for pupils’ potential to develop their analytical and communicative skills. The study aims to investigate book talks from a teacher’s perspective in order to compare different teachers’ experiences of book talks in relation to research. To explore this, interviews were conducted with four teachers who have experience of book talks in the intermediate level of compulsory school. To identify the teachers’ perspectives on book talks and what they value in the method, their interviews were analysed, among other things, in relation to Michael Tengberg’s concept of readings and Louise Rosenblatt’s theory of efferent and aesthetic reading. The result shows that the teachers’ descriptions of the conversations encompass a variety of readings and reading activities. They choose to highlight different themes from the literature, ranging from questions of basic values to word comprehension. The teachers support their pupils through scaffolding in the conversations so that they can potentially develop new knowledge and become more autonomous in their way of working. Autonomy in the conversations among older pupils can also be identified as a difference between grades four and six. The teachers think that book talks are rewarding because the pupils have a chance to speak and share each other’s experiences. The challenges include finding good books and getting the pupils to feel a sense of engagement.
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Cronsioe, Charlotte, and Isabelle Wirzén. "Stötta elever med lässvårigheter : Tankar om arbetssätt och motivationsfaktorer hos tio lärare i årskurs 1-3." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för svenska språket (SV), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-65506.
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In today’s school, reading difficulties are a common problem which must be attended to at an early stage for the good of the pupils. The aim of the study was to investigate how ten teachers describe their teaching strategies for pupils with reading difficulties in grades 1–3. Motivation is also examined as a central part of the study. To answer the questions posed by the study, interviews were conducted, compiled and analysed on the basis of sociocultural and motivation theories. Previous research serving as a foundation for discussion concerned early literacy, reading difficulties, perspectives on learning to read, and the teacher’s role. The conclusions that can be drawn from the results show that it is essential for the teacher to find the right level for all pupils, and the teacher should be there all the time as a support for pupils with reading difficulties. The teacher also needs to find a balance between inner and outer motivation so that the pupils will feel interested in reading.
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Jonsson, Love. "Att läsa digitalt : En kvalitativ studie om några lärares uppfattningar av digitala verktyg i svenskämnets läsundervisningi årskurs 4-6." Thesis, Jönköping University, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53849.
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I ett samhälle där barn spenderar mer tid framför datorn än att läsa i böcker, kan enligt forskning en medvetenhet kring digitala verktyg gynna läsutvecklingen. Denna studie belyser uppfattningar om digitala verktyg i läsundervisningen hos fem verksamma lärare i grundskolans årskurs 4–6. Ett sociokulturellt perspektiv ligger till grund för studien och analysen av materialet. Det insamlade materialet består av transkriberade intervjuer som tolkats och analyserats, dessutom med hjälp av relevant kurslitteratur och redovisad forskning. Studien bidrar med ett kunskapstillskott om hur barns läsning kan påverkas av digitaliserad läsundervisning. Resultatet visar att digitala verktyg kan bidra till en positiv effekt om lärare har kunskaper om hur, när och varför de ska användas. En slutsats som gjorts att skolans läsundervisning kan gynnas av digitala verktyg om användning sker situationsanpassat.In a society where children spend more time in front of the computer than reading books, can awareness of digital tools benefit read development according to research. This study presents perceptions of digital tools in reading instruction among five active teachers in compulsory school grades 4-6. A sociocultural perspective is a basis for this study and the analysis of the material. The collected material consists of transcribed interviews that have been interpreted and analysed with the help of relevant course literature and reported research. The study contributes knowledge about how children's reading can be affected by digitized reading instruction. The result shows that digital tools can contribute to a positive effect if teachers have knowledge of how, when, and why they should be used. A conclusion has been made that the school's reading instruction can benefit from digital tools if they are used situational.
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Centervall, Maja. "Matematik i förskolan : En kvalitativ studie om hur förskolläraren kan synliggöra ett matematisk lärande hos barnen." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för utbildningsvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-32310.
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Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur förskollärare synliggör sitt arbete med matematik i förskolans verksamhet. Frågeställningarna i denna studie besvarar förskollärarna hur de synliggöra matematiken för barnen i förskolan. Studien bygger på tidigare forskning och kvalitativ metod i form med insamlat data från aktiva förskollärare. Utgångspunkten är Vygotskijs teori och det insamlade materialet har analyserats utifrån teorin det sociokulturella perspektivet. Detta perspektivet är vald för att få en förståelse för hur förskollärarna arbetar med matematiken. Resultatet i studien visar att de kompetenta förskollärarna använder matematiken i planerande och oplanerade aktiviteter för barnen. Resultatet påvisar även att det är förskollärarnas ansvar att väcka en nyfikenhet hos barnen för att göra matematiken spännande och lustfylld.
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Almarshedy, Abdulrahman Khaled. "The Educational Experiences of Saudi Male Students at a Large Midwestern Public University." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1595194385103181.
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