Sökning: "Educational psychology: A Cognitive view"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden Educational psychology: A Cognitive view.
1. Om professionella aktörers musikpedagogiska definitionsmakt : En kulturhistorisk studie av samband mellan musikpedagogisk teori och definitionsmakt
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to illuminate which role theories of music education can have in the dialectic between discourse and competence in the practice of music pedagogy. The thesis stems from a problem-oriented project that resulted in the formulation of the following research question: how can the connection between music education theory and the power of definition be described and problematized from a cultural-historical perspective using Vygotsky's thesis of Semiotic Thinking? In his research on the dual function of language Vygotsky makes a distinction between the usage of concepts and conceptualization. LÄS MER
2. Dyslexia among adults : Neuropsychology and personality
Sammanfattning : Reading and writing skills are of crucial importance in modern society. Therefore, dyslexia is a significant handicap, not only in respect of lexical skills and processing of language-based information - it appears to have social consequences as well, as evidenced for instance by the high frequency of dyslexics among long-term unemployed people. LÄS MER
3. Map-reading and wayfinding
Sammanfattning : The aim of the study is to make an analysis of map-reading as a cognitive phenomenon, with the use of a map for finding one's way as the specific focus. As a point of departure, the nature of human beings' knowledge of spatial relationships in their physical environment (here termed macro-spatial relations) is discussed. LÄS MER
4. Elevernas tolkning av skoluppgiften : en beskrivning av elevers förhållningssätt till lärares frågor
Sammanfattning : The chief aim is to describe school tasks from the pupils’ point of view. Descriptions are made of pupils’ activities related to the task given by the teacher. Ten pupils are described. A discussion of the concept of activity as used in cognitive psychology forms the theoretical basis for the study. LÄS MER
5. Concentration Difficulties in the School Environment - with focus on children with ADHD, Autism and Down's syndrome
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to identify environmental factors that affect children with ADHD, autism, and Down's syndrome and their ability to concentrate in their learning environment at school. The issue of this research is not to dismiss any of the additional resources these children are in need of; instead it is to suggest how to arrange learning environments in the most supportive way possible based on the initial needs of these children. LÄS MER