Sökning: "Contextualization"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 85 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Contextualization.
1. A structural view on conceptual change : Integration, differentiation, and contextualization as fundamental aspects of individual meaning making
Sammanfattning : Conceptual development and conceptual change processes are described by a longitudinal study on preschool children’s conception of the earth. Conceptual change is often described as a causal process in which changes in an embraced system of beliefs result in a new system of beliefs. LÄS MER
2. The Vulnerable Power of Worship A Study of a Power Approach to Contextualization in Christian Mission
Sammanfattning : This dissertation deals with the process of contextualizing the Christian discourse with a specific focus on worship and power negotiation. The study is based on literature, interviews and approximately six months of fieldwork in the U.S. in the years 1996,1998, and 2004. LÄS MER
3. Begreppsbildning i ämnesövergripande och undersökande arbetssätt. : Studier av elevers arbete med miljöfrågor
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how pupils in the upper level of compulsory school learn about environmental issues and related theoretical concepts in an instruction employing an investigative approach and thematically organised content. The results of the study give reason to question some central arguments supporting these designs of instruction. LÄS MER
4. The World of the Sumerian Mother Goddess : An Interpretation of Her Myths
Sammanfattning : The present study is an interpretation of the two myths copied in the Old Babylonian period in which the Sumerian mother goddess is one of the main actors. The first myth is commonly called “Enki and Ninḫursaĝa”, and the second “Enki and Ninmaḫ”. The theoretical point of departure is that myths have society as their referents, i.e. LÄS MER
5. Approaching Mathematical Discourse : Two analytical frameworks and their relation to problem solving interactions
Sammanfattning : The driving force of conducting the two studies presented in this thesis is to examine ways that conceptual understanding and problem solving could be part of mathematics teaching, and through that, part of students' mathematical knowledge. The specific aims of the thesis are: 1) to characterize the classroom discourse of two, apparently similar, problem solving courses in teacher education and 2) to discuss the possibilities of developing two analytical approaches - the communicational approach to cognition and the dialogical approach - used for studying mathematical discourse. LÄS MER