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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Exploratory learning of interactive devices : what people do and what people learn

Cox, Anna Louise January 2002 (has links)
No description available.
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Impact of Free vs. Guided Exploratory Learning via Interactive Computer Simulation on Students' Learning

Ahmad, Suzan January 2006 (has links)
Computer simulations are increasingly recognized as educational tools that facilitate students' learning in a safe environment. However, the way in which the simulations are used can have considerable impact on learning outcomes. Some have argued that exploratory learning is an effective strategy for learning new materials; but others have expressed concern that allowing free exploration may result in less efficient, or even inaccurate, learning and therefore encourage more guided exploration. The purpose of this research is to compare learning outcomes of nursing students in a critical care course when using an interactive computer simulation designed to teach fundamentals of oxygenation management under two exploratory learning methods (free versus guided exploration). The conceptual framework for the study was derived from the Informatics Research Organizing Model. The experimental study used a pretest-posttest design. Students in an existing or just finished critical care course were invited to participate in the study. Following a pretest that included a paper and pencil assessment of students' oxygenation management knowledge and two computer-generated clinical scenarios, students were encouraged to learn about the simulation using either guided or free exploration. The Guided Exploration group was given tasks to achieve, while the Free Exploration group was asked to learn about the instructional oxygenation management simulation without any specific tasks. Students then completed a posttest that was identical to the pretest with the addition of one novel clinical scenario to assess knowledge transfer. The results of data analysis using paired t-tests showed no significant differences in learning in the post test for the total group. The independent t-test showed no differences in the mean score between the Free and Guided Exploration groups.
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Intressera, aktivera, fascinera : En vetenskaplig essä om att skapa intresse för naturvetenskap och hållbar utveckling / "Interest, activate, fascinate” : A scientific essay on creating interest in science and sustainable development in preschool

Åkerström, Ann-Sophie January 2020 (has links)
The purpose of this scientific essay is to seek answers to how I as a preschool teacher can teach and create conditions for the children to develop an interest in science and sustainable development. Based on the first story where children play in freedom in nature, I wonder what role children's free exploration plays for learning in science and sustainable development. The other stories depict two teaching collection situations, one of which depicts some children who lose interest in the subjects, and the other depicts when my control is partially lost. The question is therefore how I as a preschool teacher can develop my didactic ability where the children's influence and interest is maintained in the activities. I also investigate how I as a preschool teacher can work with the preschool environment and through which activities I can create interest and understanding for sustainable development. The essay's research method is essay writing with reflective text linked to three stories. The reflection part consists of own reflections and with the help of scientific studies in science and sustainable development as well as the preschool curriculum. Theoretical concepts used are free exploration, didactics, children's influence, the importance of play, the role of the preschool teacher, recycling, activities and experiments. The study shows that children's free exploration of nature is important and significant for connecting with it and arousing the desire to explore it, where the feeling of wonder, fascination and reverence can emerge. By interacting with the children and taking their perspective in playful ways where the children are active, I can develop my didactic ability. With that starting point, I can ask didactic questions based on my knowledge and work in small groups. The work with sustainable development in the preschool environment can consist of space for recycling, cultivation boxes, compost and recycling of rainwater and different materials, to do different activities in the business, such as different water experiments and the carbon cycle. Support structure and continuing education are also included in the subject. / Syftet med denna vetenskapliga essä är att söka svar på hur jag som förskollärare kan undervisa och skapa förutsättningar för barnen att utveckla intresse för naturvetenskap och hållbar utveckling. Med utgångspunkt från den första berättelsen där barnen leker i frihet i naturen, frågar jag mig vilken roll barns fria utforskande spelar för lärande i naturvetenskap och hållbar utveckling. De andra berättelserna skildrar två undervisande samlingssituationer, varav den ena gestaltar några barn som tappar intresset i ämnena, och den andra skildrar när min kontroll delvis förloras. Frågeställningen lyder därför hur jag som förskollärare kan utveckla min didaktiska förmåga där barnens inflytande och intresse bibehålles i aktiviteterna. Jag undersöker även hur jag som förskollärare kan arbeta med förskolans miljö och genom vilka aktiviteter kan jag skapa intresse och förståelse för hållbar utveckling. Uppsatsens undersökningsmetod är essäskrivning med reflekterande text kopplat till tre berättelser. Reflektionsdelen utgörs av egna reflektioner och med hjälp av vetenskapliga studier inom naturvetenskap och hållbar utveckling samt förskolans läroplan. Teoretiska begrepp som används är fritt utforskande, didaktik, barns inflytande, lekens betydelse, förskollärarens roll, återvinning, aktiviteter och experiment. Undersökningen visar att barnens fria utforskande i naturen är viktig och betydelsefull för att knyta an till den och väcka lusten att utforska den, där känslan av förundran, fascination och vördnad kan växa fram. Genom att interagera med barnen och inta deras perspektiv under lekfulla former där barnen är aktiva kan jag utveckla min didaktiska förmåga. Med den utgångspunkten kan jag ställa didaktiska frågor utifrån mina kunskaper och arbeta i mindre grupper. Arbetet med hållbar utveckling i förskolemiljön kan bestå av plats för återvinning, odlingslådor, kompost och återvinning av regnvatten och olika material, för att göra olika aktiviteter i verksamheten, som till exempel olika vattenexperiment och kolets kretslopp. Även stödstruktur och fortbildning finns i ämnet.

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