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Can Participation in Mock Elections Boost Civic Competence among Students?
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Erik Lundberg – Journal of Political Science Education, 2024
Mock elections are an increasingly popular form of active learning, adopted in many European countries and the United States. However, we have limited knowledge regarding the extent to which they enhance students' civic competence. This article analyzes data from over 9,000 students aged 13-19 who participated in a 2022 mock election in Sweden.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elections, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
When "Scary" Science "Just Feels Wrong": How the Facts in a Masculine Fact-Based Debate Couldn't Stop Science Students' Feminine Feelings
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Orlander, Auli Arvola – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2020
The purpose of this study is to discuss notions of femininity and masculinity in situations of argumentation among Swedish upper-secondary students who are studying Natural Science. The empirical material is drawn from an ethnographic inspired study, where I followed a group of students in all of their science teaching throughout a semester. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Science Education, Natural Sciences
Students' Use of Open-Minded Attitude and Elaborate Talk in Group Discussion and Role-Playing Debate on Socioscientific Issues
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Bossér, Ulrika; Lindahl, Mats Gunnar – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Student-active science teaching that includes interactions among students is suggested to support students' reasoning skills. However, little is known about what are the beneficial modes of interaction to support learning. In the present study, we investigated how different types of classroom discussion on socioscientific issues can encourage…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Public Schools, Adolescents
Eating and Risk: Adolescents' Reasoning Regarding Body and Image
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Rendahl, Jenny; Korp, Peter; Ekström, Marianne Pipping; Berg, Christina – Health Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore and elucidate adolescents' reasoning about risks related to food and eating. Design/methodology/approach: Boys and girls aged 15-16 years participated in a focus group interview with role-playing as a stimulus for discussion and reflection. In all, 31 participants took part, divided into five…
Descriptors: Human Body, Self Concept, Food, Focus Groups
Critically Examining the Use of Blog-Based Fanfiction in the Advanced Language Classroom
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Sauro, Shannon; Sundmark, Bjorn – ReCALL, 2019
This paper critically examines the integration of online fanfiction practices into an advanced university English language classroom. The fanfiction project, The Blogging Hobbit, was carried out as part of a course in the teacher education program at a Swedish university for students who were specializing in teaching English at the secondary…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cartoons
A Look at the Roles of Look & Roles in Embodied Pedagogical Agents--A User Preference Perspective
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Haake, Magnus; Gulz, Agneta – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2009
The paper presents a theoretical framework addressing three aspects of embodied pedagogical agents: visual static appearance, pedagogical role, and communicative style. The framework is then applied to a user study where 90 school children (aged 12-15) in a dummy multimedia program were presented with either an instructor or a learning companion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Computer Graphics