Blar i Faculty of Arts and Education på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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6- og 7-åringers muntlige fortellinger basert på ei ordløs bildebok : Fortelling, barn, bildebok
(PhD thesis UiS;227, Doctoral thesis, 2014-06-26)Arbeidet med avhandlingen er basert på muntlige fortellinger fra 35 barn. Fortellingene er fortalt med utgangspunkt i den ordløse bildeboka Frog, where are you? (Mayer, 1969). Alle barna har fortalt to ganger: første ... -
Advances in the study of handwritten letters: Influential factors, measures and methods
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)ENGLISH ABSTRACT This thesis is an in-depth exploration of factors that influence penmovement fluency when beginning writers form single letters by hand. More specifically, the aim is to explore how factors within the ... -
Approaches to English as a foreign language (EFL) reading instruction in Norwegian primary schools
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2016-06)This thesis is based on multi-perspective study of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading instructions in Norwegian fourth and fifth grades. The research focuses on the teaching of reading and investigates the use of ... -
Barn, musikk og relasjonell helse : En studie av barns deltakelse i en sosialmusikalsk praksis i en barnehage
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Formålet med denne studien er å bidra til å utvikle kunnskap om barn, musikk og relasjonell helse, og spesielt koblingen mellom barn og relasjonell helse i barnehagen. Bakgrunnen for utforskingen er rammeplanen for barnehagen ... -
Barnehagelæreres «matematikkundervisning» i barnehagen
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2019-05)Den internasjonale barnehageforskningen har tradisjonelt hatt mer fokus på barns læring enn på barnehagelæreres undervisning. Det er utviklet flere teorier om barns læring, men det er behov for å utvikle teorier om ... -
Barnehagen i en brytningstid : Tradisjoner i spill og praksiser under press i den store barnehagen
(PhD thesis UiS;274, Doctoral thesis, 2015-12-02)De siste tiårene har barnehagen blitt en sentral del av velferdsstaten og fått et sterkere offentlig fokus. Den økte oppmerksomheten på barnehagen åpner for at ulike samfunnsinteresser, kunnskapsfelt og maktområder legger ... -
Behavioural phenotype of Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS) : Individual characteristics and parental and school staff's experiences
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11)Smith-Magenis’ syndrom er en sjelden og kompleks genetisk tilstand. Det anslås at rundt 1 av 15.000-25.000 levendefødte barn har diagnosen, og i Norge vet vi om ca 40-50 kjente tilfeller. Denne studien søker å bringe ny ... -
Betydningen av inferens for leseforståelse : effekter av inferenstrening
(PhD thesis UiS;94, Doctoral thesis, 2010-04-09)Denne avhandlingen fokuserer på det å gjøre inferenser under lesing. Det overordnede målet med avhandlingen var å undersøke effekter av inferenstrening blant skolebarn. Avhandlingen hadde både en teoretisk og en pedagogisk ... -
Bilingualism : Advantages and Disadvantages in Cognitive Processing, Language and Reading Comprehension
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-03)The overall aim of this study is, as suggested by Bialystok (2009), to investigate whether bilingual learners have an advantage in executive functions and a disadvantage in language compared to monolingual learners. In ... -
Bruk av modelltekstar i sakprega skriving på mellomtrinnet : Ei undersøking av korleis modelltekstar set spor i elevtekstar og korleis elevar posisjonerer seg i ulike sakprega skrivesituasjonar.
(PhD thesis UiS;210, Doctoral thesis, 2013-12-17)Forskingsprosjektet «Bruk av modelltekstar i sakprega skriving» undersøkjer korleis elevar på 5. trinn brukar modelltekstar dei blir gitt i undervisninga. Målet med prosjektet er å finna ut om modelltekstar kan fungera ... -
Children with and without Family Risk of Reading Difficulties: Emergent literacy, home literacy environment at onset of formal reading instruction, and literacy skills after two years of schooling
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2018-06)Having a parent with reading difficulties, known as family risk, puts a child at high risk of impaired emergent literacy before the onset of reading instruction, and later reading difficulties at school. Another line of ... -
Creation of Metacognitive Knowledge and Self-Awareness in the Foreign Language Classroom: a Game-Theoretical Approach
(PhD thesis UiS;324, Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-15)The overall objective of this research has been the quest to increase the understanding of how metacognitive knowledge can be taught in the foreign language classroom. It revolves around the following research questions: 1. ... -
Critical Visual Literacy and Intercultural Learning in English Foreign Language Classrooms: An exploratory case study
(PhD thesis UiS;609, Doctoral thesis, 2021-11)This doctoral thesis revolves around two significant, ongoing, and in many ways interrelated developments in education, and in society at large: the increased use of multimodal and visual texts as a mode of communication, ... -
DAt-Kon – et verktøy for differensiering av atferds- og konsentrasjonsvansker hos barn
(PhD thesis UiS;204, Doctoral thesis, 2013-10-25)DAt-Kon is a Norwegian assessment tool for behavioral and concentration problems in children as described by parents and close guardians in the home and school setting. The term ‘DAt-Kon’ is an acronym for ‘Differentiation ... -
Den farlige ulikestillingen : Kjønnet ulikestilling i tre kontekster – noen kjennetegn og konsekvenser
(PhD thesis UiS; 101, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Den farlige ulikestillingen. Kjønnet ulikestilling i tre kontekster – noen kjennetegn og konsekvenser I vårt land er det bred enighet om at kvinner og menn skal ha like gode muligheter til å kombinere yrkesarbeid og ... -
”Det rister litt i hjernen” : En studie av møtet mellom høytpresterende elever i videregående skole og litteraturfaglig praksis
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2017-09)The dissertation "Det rister litt i hjernen". En studie av møtet mellom høytpresterende elever i videregående skole og litteraturfaglig praksis [“My Brain Is Rattling”. A Study of the Dialogue Between High-Ahieving Upper ... -
The Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Understanding of the Knowledge Necessary to Teach Mathematics: A Case Study in Malawi
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11)Globally, progress in education has been made in recent years to promote learning opportunities for all. However, significant gaps remain in lowincome countries. In Malawi, a developing country where the educational system ... -
Development of self-regulation and academic skills: The role of child factors, socioeconomic status, and cultural context
(PhD thesis UiS;611, Doctoral thesis, 2021-11)Early childhood is a period of rapid learning and development, and research has made us increasingly aware of how crucial children’s early experiences are both for their current well-being and for their future adjustment, ... -
Early Childhood Executive Function, Literacy, and Mathematics: Direction of Effects and Domain-Specificity Across the Transition to School
(PhD thesis UiS;543, Doctoral thesis, 2020-09)Across the lifespan, early childhood is a time of tremendous and rapid learning. The executive functions (ability to inhibit responses, update working memory, and flexibly shift attention) and early academic skills (literacy ... -
Educating Pre-service Science Teachers ; Promoting PCK development through the use of Lesson Study combined with Content Representation
(PhD thesis UiS;340, Doctoral thesis, 2017-04-07)Recent research, both internationally and within Norway, has clearly expressed concerns about missing connections between subject-matter knowledge, pedagogical competence and real life practice in schools. This study looks ...