Essays about: "teaching main ideas"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words teaching main ideas.

  1. 6. USING STORYTELLING TO CONVEY SCIENCE AMONG DEAF PUPILS IN GREECE A class intervention on learning the concepts of heat and thermal conductivity of materials

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Konstantina Kemou; [2018-08-25]
    Keywords : science literacy; ; storytelling; deaf education; heat; conductivity; problem-based learning; action research material;

    Abstract : Purpose: The following study focused on whether deaf pupils perceive the concepts of heat and conductivity differently, and in particular more scientifically, before and after a new teaching method that uses storytelling and problem-based learning techniques. It also aimed to determine whether the teaching method has an impact on pupils’ motivation, on the growth of academic knowledge and on the appropriate scientific understanding of physical concepts. READ MORE

  3. 7. Teaching Poetry in Upper Secondary School Courses : A Study in Lesson Design

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Johanna Juhlin; [2018]
    Keywords : Didactics; Poetry; Vygotsky; Upper Secondary school;

    Abstract : This study attempts to show benefits with different methods when teaching poetry in Upper Secondary courses, with the aim of proving that by using a certain design of the lesson, it is possible to engage the students in English poetry. A secondary aim was to incorporate and implement the theories on sociocultural learning by Vygotsky into the method used in the study. READ MORE

  4. 8. "They can cut out the world as it is, and just move to the world of ideas." : A Qualitative Study on How Upper Secondary Teachers of English in Sweden Introduce Learners to Different Genres of Fiction.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Catharina de Vries; Emelie Strandberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Fiction; genres; fantasy; ESL teachers; teaching strategies; reading culture; escapism;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore ways in which ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers introduce different forms of literary writing such as poems, plays, fiction, genres and fantasy in the ESL classroom. The main method used was semi-structured interviews with six upper secondary ESL teachers in the South of Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 9. Introducing ISLE with an Inspiration from the Mythbusters

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Fysikundervisningens didaktik

    Author : Pär Ljunggren; [2018]
    Keywords : ISLE; Investigative Science Learning Environment; The Mythbusters;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper was to analyse how the ISLE method and the TV-show theMythbusters correspond to one another, to the Swedish upper secondary physics curriculum andPopper’s philosophy about research methods.The study aims to respond to the following research questions: 1. READ MORE

  6. 10. “The one part of ourselves we’ve only talked around”: Sexual Depictions in Lesbian Young Adult Literature and their Role in Classroom Settings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Christina Moreau; [2017]
    Keywords : young adult literature; sexual depictions; LGBTQ; lesbian representation; curriculum; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore what previous research suggests about how thematic variations in sexual depictions in young adult novels with lesbian characters can affect readers. Furthermore, it explores how different kinds of sexual depictions in lesbian young adult novels can be utilized in a classroom setting. READ MORE