Essays about: "cognitive development"

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1. 6. Encouraging Reading on Social Media. Exploring Finnish Bookstagram Community

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Susanna Kokko; [2023-11-21]
   Keywords : social media; Bookstagram; reading; literacy; reading promotion;

   Abstract : In the contemporary digital age, where text-based communication is increasingly significant, literacy skills play a crucial role in effective social participation. However, despite the importance of literacy, a considerable number of people are still illiterate. READ MORE

3. 7. Confident in my class: A secondary data study of maths motivation and students’ sociodemographic factors in grade three and four in Sweden.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Karin Johansson; [2023-10-31]
   Keywords : gender; ethnicity; SES; Mathematics Achievement; Maths Motivation;

   Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to point to how motivation as well as achievement in maths and students’ sociodemographic factors can correlate for grade three and four in Swedish schools. Theory: The two theories used in the thesis are Expectancy-value Theory by Eccles and Cultural Capital by Bourdieu. READ MORE

4. 8. Fostering critical thinking since preschool stage in an alternative educational enironment based on children’s autonomy. An exploratory case study on a free-learning association in Spain

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Miquel Botella López; [2023-06-19]
   Keywords : Critical thinking; Autonomy; Alternative education; Free learning; Early childhood education;

   Abstract : Aim: The research aim of this study is focused on exploring a specific alternative educational environment that is supposed to enhance students’ autonomy since preschool stage and how is it possible that their diverse pedagogical aspects can foster preschool students critical thinking development. Theory: Paulo Freire’s pedagogical perspective serves as the theoretical framework of this study. READ MORE

5. 9. OPTIMISATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGICAL ARTEFACTS An Experimental Study Investigating the Role of Causal Cognition and Social Learning in Micro-society Paradigms

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Albin Högberg; Eva Iliefski-Janols; [2023-02-01]
   Keywords : Cumulative Technological Culture; Cognitive Niche Hypothesis; Cultural Niche Hypothesis; Social Learning; Causal Cognition; Micro-society Paradigms;

   Abstract : Cumulative technological culture - how humans can build upon and improve the technology and tools of earlier generations - has been regarded as a main contributing factor for Homo sapiens' success as a species. In this study we investigate the role of causal cognition and social learning in the optimisation of technological artefacts. READ MORE

6. 10. Parable of the Sower in the EFL Classroom : Ecofeminism, Empathy, and Environmental Narratives

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Olivia Semler; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL classroom; Ecofeminism; Ecopedagogy; empathy; hyperempathy; Upper Secondary School; climate change; Parable of the Sower; English 7;

   Abstract : In this essay, Parable of the Sower (1993) by Octavia E. Butler will be analyzed. The analysis investigates how the novel can enable discussions about empathy in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE