Published in Frontiers in Education
Introduction An ongoing trend on a global scale is the integration of computer science and programming in K-12 education. The integration has been motivated by the needs of the present and future labor market but also by the assumption that skills related to computer science and programming are valuable for citizens to navigate an increasingly digi...
Published in Frontiers in Education
Research has shown that formative assessment can enhance student learning. However, it is conceptualised and implemented in different ways, and its effects on student achievement vary. A need has been identified for experimental studies to carefully describe both the characteristics of implemented formative assessment practices and their impact on ...
Published in Nursing open
To explore the feasibility of evaluating a novel educational intervention on person-centered communication for nursing assistants (NAs) in home care. A feasibility study with pre- and post-assessments. Feasibility was assessed pre- and post-intervention, including evaluation of data collection procedures, completion rates and missing data in two qu...
Published in Frontiers in Education
STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—has become important as an educational construct and phenomenon in recent years. However, it is only just recently that STEM education has begun to be examined from a philosophical point of view. There is therefore a need for further investigation of its philosophical basis, particularly in rel...
Teachers are considered key drivers of the education for sustainable development (ESD) agenda. They play a critical role in ensuring the attainment of sustainability goals, yet require early opportunities to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes, which will enable them to foster ESD. Therefore, this study documented the development...
Published in Physics Education
This paper describes a lab to help students develop their understanding of rotational motion. The focus is on moment of inertia, which the students investigate by rolling cylinders down a ramp and determine in two different ways for a bicycle wheel. The most important and original part of the lab is the exploration of the gyroscopic effect, where m...
Samhällskunskapen i den svenska skolan har en normativ uppgift i att forma morgondagens medborgare vilket gör skolämnet till ett intressant analysobjekt. Vilka medborgare man vill ha i samhället är och har länge varit en omdebatterad fråga. Läroplanen kan ses som skolans främsta styrdokument genom vilken varje generation fostras till önskade medbor...
Musik och matematik är två skolämnen som har flera likheter. Enligt grundskolans kursplan ska matematikundervisningen innehålla kreativa aktiviteter för att utveckla elevers matematiska förmågor. Syftet med detta självständiga arbete är att undersöka vad en musikintegrerad matematikundervisning kan innebära samt hur musikintegrerad matematikundervi...
This thesis aims to illustrate the didactical challenges with giftedness. The research questions for the thesis are “what definitions of giftedness has research developed?” and “how can gifted children be supported within social science subjects?”. The method of the thesis is a literature research strategy. The focus is on elementary school and oth...
This thesis is about Swedish secondary sexuality education with a particular focus on the becomings of natural science and pornography education. Recent scrutiny of the knowledge area has stressed the need for teaching to include student perspectives, cover more than mere medical and biological knowledge, and be more affirmative. Accordingly, the m...
