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Graeske, Caroline; Sjöberg, Sofia Aspling; Thunberg, Stina – International Education Studies, 2022
Several studies have shown that Swedish students' reading comprehension and ability to understand fiction are decreasing year by year. Numerous alarming reports point to the unsustainable situation concerning young people's reading engagement, but the ideas of how it can be remedied are few. This study aims to investigate and evaluate a didactic…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Fiction, Computer Simulation, Learner Engagement
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Casanoves, Marina; Solé-Llussà, Anna; Haro, Juan; Gericke, Niklas; Valls, Cristina – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: Game-based science learning (GBSL) provide an alternative route for learning genetics, but its effects on students' conceptual learning is contested. In this paper we assess the utility, in primary teacher education, of Recal - a game designed to promote participants' learning of key genetic concepts through acting as detectives…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Genetics, Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning
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Bjursten, Eva-Lena; Nilsson, Tor; Gumaelius, Lena – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
There is a recognized need for research on how to teach computer programming in primary schools in Sweden grades 4-6 (10-12-year-old pupils). Studies of teaching show the importance of teachers' knowledge of content and pedagogy and how these two parts affect each other (i.e. pedagogical content knowledge [PCK]). Most teachers in Sweden have…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Hadjistassou, Stella; Louca, Petros; Joannidou, Shaunna; Molina Muñoz, Pedro Jesus – Research-publishing.net, 2021
This paper delves into the underlying phases involved in designing, developing, and deploying Augmented Reality (AR) applications and game-based scenarios that will be implemented during intercultural exchanges among students in two different academic institutions in Sweden and Cyprus. Building on principles of design-based research (Barab &…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Exchange Programs, Game Based Learning, Intercultural Communication
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Graeske, Caroline; Sjöberg, Sofia Aspling – International Education Studies, 2021
Use of virtual reality (VR) to teach in upper-secondary schools has become more common during recent years. This article discusses the implementation and testing of VR to teach Swedish in upper-secondary school, a pilot study carried out during the 2020/2021. The purpose of this study is to investigate how VR can be used to teach Swedish, what…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary School Students
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education