Sökning: "Per-Olof Wickman"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden Per-Olof Wickman.
1. Mate searching behaviour of satyrine butterflies
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2. Learning Science Through Aesthetic Experience in Elementary School : Aesthetic Judgement, Metaphor and Art
Sammanfattning : This thesis considers the role of aesthetic meaning-making in elementary school science learning. Children’s aesthetic experiences are traced through their use of aesthetic judgements, spontaneous metaphors and art activities. The thesis is based on four empirical studies: the first two examining children’s language use, i.e. LÄS MER
3. På väg mot pluralism : Elever i situerade samtal kring hållbar utveckling
Sammanfattning : This dissertation highlights and discusses some essential aspects of young people’s meaning-making deliberations on future issues and sustainable development. In the first two of four articles, recurring components of the discussion that appear to be important for its progression are both identifi ed and illustrated. LÄS MER
4. Taste for Science : How can teaching make a difference for students’ interest in science?
Sammanfattning : The objective of the thesis is to describe and analyse aspects of home background and teaching that may be important for students’ capability and will to participate in science. The purpose is to make explicit how teaching can support students in developing an interest in science and so counter-balance the restricted opportunities some students may have due to upbringing. LÄS MER
5. Assessing Scientific Literacy as Participation in Civic Practices : Affordances and constraints for developing a practice for authentic classroom assessment of argumentation, source critique and decision-making
Sammanfattning : This thesis takes a departure from a view of scientific literacy as situated in participation in civic practices. From such a view, it becomes problematic to assess scientific literacy through decontextualised test items only dealing with single aspects of participation in contexts concerned with science. LÄS MER