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del Carmen Gomez, María – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2018
The current paper draws on data generated through group interviews with students who were involved in a larger ethnographic research project performed in three science classrooms. The purpose of the study from which this data was generated, was to understand science teachers' assessment practices in an upper-secondary school in Sweden. During…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science, Interviews
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Olovsson, Tord Göran – Education 3-13, 2015
This paper describes and analyses the assessment process in a Swedish year five classroom, involving pupils aged 11 to 12 years. The paper is based on classroom observations and interviews, which were analysed to explore the assessment process in daily classroom practice, and investigates how the assessment process was understood by pupils and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Research Methodology
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Weurlander, Maria; Soderberg, Magnus; Scheja, Max; Hult, Hakan; Wernerson, Annika – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012
This study aims to provide a greater insight into how formative assessments are experienced and understood by students. Two different formative assessment methods, an individual, written assessment and an oral group assessment, were components of a pathology course within a medical curriculum. In a cohort of 70 students, written accounts were…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Student Attitudes
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Lebeer, Jo; Birta-Szekely, Noemi; Demeter, Karmen; Bohacs, Krisztina; Candeias, Adelinda Araujo; Sonnesyn, Gunvor; Partanen, Petri; Dawson, Lorna – School Psychology International, 2012
This article reports the results of the European "DAFFODIL" ("D"ynamic "A"ssessment of "F"unctioning and "O"riented at "D"evelopment and "I"nclusive "L"earning) Project on the question of how functional and learning assessment systems facilitate or inhibit…
Descriptors: Expertise, Special Schools, Inclusion, Formative Evaluation
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Cederborg, A.-C.; Danielsson, H.; La Rooy, D.; Lamb, M. E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: The present study examined the effects of repeating questions in interviews investigating the possible sexual abuse of children and youths who had a variety of intellectual disabilities. We predicted that the repetition of option-posing and suggestive questions would lead the suspected victims to change their responses, making it…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Interviews
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Granberg, Carina – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2010
This article presents a study of 57 Swedish pre-school student teachers' experiences and achievements in using blogs for reflective dialogue over the course of 2007-2008. In order to examine the extent to which students engaged in reflective dialogue, text analyses of their blogs were carried out. Furthermore, 13 narrative interviews were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Evaluation Methods
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Andersson, Per; Osman, Ali – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2008
The purpose of this article is to describe and analyze how recognition of prior learning acts as a dividing practice and a technique for inclusion/exclusion of immigrants in their vocations in Swedish working life. It is a qualitative study of three pilot programs in Swedish urban centers, and the data consist of interviews and documents…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Labor Market, Prior Learning, Qualitative Research
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Grunden, Kerstin – E-Learning, 2009
A case study focusing on learning outcomes from a web-based course and integration of new knowledge into work practices at the County Administration of Sweden is analysed. The study has a process-orientated longitudinal character combining different methodological approaches. The current work situation of the workers was studied using interviews.…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Work Environment
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Andersson, Hakan – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2005
This article is an analysis of the social and political implications of changes in school assessment practices. It is based on two interview surveys carried out by the Swedish National Agency for Schools. These surveys, commissioned by the Swedish government, sought answers to questions raised about the consequences of a criterion-referenced…
Descriptors: Municipalities, School Choice, Grading, Foreign Countries