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Birgitta Fröjdendahl; Ylva Sandberg – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
This study detected patterns in teacher educators' and pre-service teachers' beliefs and practices regarding the degree project. Requirements in policy documents were also considered. The analysis centred on validity, teacher cognition and grounded theory. Conversations were conducted with instructors and students at three departments for teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Schindler, Maike; Bakker, Arthur – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2020
Educators in mathematics have long been concerned about students' motivation, anxiety, and other affective characteristics. Typically, research into affect focuses on one theoretical construct (e.g., emotion, motivation, beliefs, or interest). However, we introduce the term affective field to account for a person's various affective factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Psychological Patterns
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Patrik Holm – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2025
The increasing prevalence of online courses has highlighted the importance of digital literacy for students. This study investigates the relationship between digital literacy and academic achievement among students who participate in an online course on anatomy and physiology. The study also evaluates how different aspects of digital literacy,…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Physiology, Science Instruction, Anatomy
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Wedelin, Dag; Adawi, Tom; Jahan, Tabassum; Andersson, Sven – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
How do engineering students approach mathematical modelling problems and how can they learn to deal with such problems? In the context of a course in mathematical modelling and problem solving, and using a qualitative case study approach, we found that the students had little prior experience of mathematical modelling. They were also inexperienced…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Mathematical Models, Problem Solving, Qualitative Research
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Liff, Roy; Rovio-Johansson, Airi – Teaching in Higher Education, 2014
This paper investigates undergraduate students' application of theory in their analysis of problems presented in authentic leadership cases. Taking a phenomenographic research approach, the paper identifies two levels at which students understand "theory": Level 1-Theory as knowledge acquired from books; Level 2-Theory as support for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Phenomenology