Essays about: "impact of textbooks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words impact of textbooks.

1. 1. POTENTIALS FOR LEARNING IN THE DESIGN OF DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Sonja Husgafvel; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Digital Textbooks; ; Multimodal Text Analysis; ; Semiotic Theory; ; Visual Grammar; ; Potentials for learning; ; History;

   Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this study was to enhance the knowledge of the learning potentials associated with the different designs of digital textbooks and their implications for the representation of historical content. More specifically, the analysis focused on four Finnish digital history textbooks, with the Winter War being selected as the specific learning unit due to its significant role in the history of Finland. READ MORE

3. 2. Social class representations and construction of entrepreneurial identities in Swedish ELT textbooks

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Cristina Elena Staicu; [2023]
   Keywords : Neoliberalism; social class; social inequality; entrepreneurialism; English textbooks; ELT; Sweden;

   Abstract : Modern societies across the globe have been deeply transformed by the rise of capitalism and neoliberalism in the last century. This has had a significant impact on education which has been reconfigured to meet the needs of the market rather than the needs of the learner. READ MORE

4. 3. Representation of Gender and Sexuality in Swedish ELT Textbooks : A Study of Language, Norms, and Stereotypes in Education

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Bixo; [2023]
   Keywords : Language; gender; sexuality; ELT; stereotypes; textbook research; norm critical pedagogy;

   Abstract : Issues regarding how gender and sexuality are represented within different discourses have gained increased attention in the past decades. Within the field of language, gender, and sexuality, topics such as sexist language, stereotypes and heteronormativity have been continuously problematised as means of sustaining societal norms. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Colonial Portrayals in Ugandan and Swedish History Textbooks : A Critical Discourse Analysis

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Carolin Amasia Magnusson; [2023]
   Keywords : colonialism; postcolonialism; postcolonial geography; history textbooks; critical discourse analysis; Uganda; Sweden.;

   Abstract : This study aims to examine and compare the representations of the colonial era in history textbooks from Uganda and Sweden to broaden the understanding of colonial discourses. Utilizing critical discourse analysis (CDA), it seeks to uncover and emphasize the variations in colonial discourse between the two countries. READ MORE

6. 5. Motivational Factors in Textbooks : Textbook Usage and its Influences on Pupil Self-Learning

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : NannaLinnea Bergman; Emma Svensson; [2022]
   Keywords : Textbook; psychological factors; L2 learning motivation; self-efficacy; motivation; learning independence; SDT; L2MSS; EFL; digital; physical; Seconda;

   Abstract : Abstract The aim of this study is to examine the role that textbooks have within the subject of English in Swedish secondary school, years 7-9, and the psychological impact textbooks may or may not have on pupil language learning. Theories used in this study support the fact that pupils who are able to independently develop their language skills are more successful language learners, including the self-efficacy theory, theories about motivation, i. READ MORE