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Showing 1 to 20 of 243 for “"activity theory"”.
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Transfer and Faculty Writing Knowledge: An Activity Theory Analysis
… previous writing experiences in a variety of activity systems shaped their current understanding of writing, as well as to analyze the ways in which this understanding manifests itself in the courses they teach. Using a survey, interviews, genre analysis, and class observations, I aimed to …
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Family Victimization: An Application of Lifestyle and Routine Activity Theory
… utility of hypotheses derived from the routine activity and lifestyle theories of criminal victimization to explain the similarities and differences between family violence and criminal violence. Causal models are tested using data from the 1985 National Family Violence Survey for marital …
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Secondary school perceptions of eContent design: an activity theory perspective
… its use. The researcher uses Cultural Historical activity theory (CHAT) as a theoretical framework to understand how students perceive the activity mediated by eContent. By identifying the factors in an activity system that affect learners‟ perception using activity theory, specific …
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The Reality of Study Support: A Phenomenographic and Activity Theory Analysis.
… university: tutors, support staff and students. Activity Theory is then used as a heuristic device to analyse the historical, social and material contexts of these support activities. In this way, a number of 'fuzzy generalisations' (Bassey, 1999) have been generated around skills focussed study …
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An activity theory analysis of social epistemologies within tertiary-level eLearning environments
… linguistics. By positioning the study within an activity theory perspective and thereby highlighting mediated activity, this inquiry intends to use an expansive conception of participation that takes account of social, cultural, and historical factors in the local and broader context. To …
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Changing perceptions of ICT at KS3 : a critical investigation using activity theory.
… curriculum change in Wales. Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) was used as an analytical framework within this study. The use of this tool has enabled different dimensions within the case studies to be recognised and discussed. The use of the activity settings over time has allowed a …
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Assessing the role of Arabic in EFL classes: an activity theory approach
… addition, I have made use of the principles of Activity Theory (AT) as a conceptual framework to help interpret the findings of the research in a rigorous and systematic manner. This theoretical background has provided a suitable lens to analyse human behaviours as complex as the ones found in …
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Professional development in arts integration: an activity theory analysis of participating teachers' experiences
… through the lens of cultural historical activity theory. Between 2007 and 2012 the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts (SCEA) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga facilitated long-term programs aimed to build teachers’ capacity to develop and implement arts integrated …
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EDUCATORS’ UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENTIFIC SENSEMAKING AND LITERACY: A CULTURAL-HISTORICAL ACTIVITY THEORY ANALYSIS
… the Ambitious Science Teaching book discussion activity system within which this work was situated? </p> <p>Central to this investigation was use of Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) as both a theoretical and analytical framework. CHAT provided a way to capture the complexity of …
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Activity theory as a lens for managerial innovation in the Kuwaiti Amiri Guard
… of the activities requiring MI implementation, activity theory was utilised to provide a basis to explore the organisational setting in view of three dimensions: the subjects, objects, and tools of MI. This researcher selected the Kuwaiti Amiri Guard as the case study for this investigation, …
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New technology, new pedagogy? : an activity theory analysis of pedagogical activity with computers
This thesis addresses the question: how does pedagogy vary, if at all with the use of computers in four disadvantaged grade 6 mathematics classrooms in the Western Cape province of South Africa'? To address this question an exploratory multiple case study design allowed for the collection of data …
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Online studios and digital literacy skills among undergraduate students: An Activity Theory Perspective
… the study drew on Cultural Historical Activity theory (CHAT) sociocultural learning theory of Vygotsky, its influence on the three generations of activity that Engeström propounded, and the expansive learning model that Engeström developed. CHAT considered studio practices as a system …
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Comparison of Traditional and Activity Theory Based Analysis Methods for Verbal Protocol Data
… This research proposed the use of tenets of Activity Theory while performing data analysis so that the cultural and environmental aspects that influence task performance are identified and addressed as part of the analysis. A data analysis template was created that directs the analyst to …
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An activity theory based investigation of communication and connection between family, students, and school
… These requirements underpin the choice of activity theory as the theoretical foundation of this thesis. Activity systems analysis is used to illuminate where tensions and alignments exist in the family-school programmes being implemented at three low socio-economic primary schools in New …
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Understanding English language teacher education in Chile : a cultural historical activity theory (chat) perspective
… The study was framed by a cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) perspective. CHAT's explanatory potential proved useful in understanding pre-service teachers' engagement in the activity of learning to teach EFL, and the interrelated factors that shaped this learning. CHAT also revealed the …
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Understanding Education Technology Integration Experiences among Engineering Educators: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory Approach
… Faculty, I adopted a Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) perspective to understand the experiences of engineering educators with regards to education technology integration in a department. A qualitative case study with semi-structured interviews was conducted with engineering …
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Transformational Processes and Learner Outcomes for Online Learning: An Activity Theory Case Study of Spanish Students
… the actions of online language learners from an activity theoretical perspective. It also attempted to explain how the students' learning outcomes evolved from their online learning experiences. This explanation placed an emphasis on the learners' previous experiences, defining their activity …
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Chinese teacher agency in implementing English as foreign language (EFL) curriculum reform: an activity theory perspective
… training. The study uses Engeström's (1987) activity theory and Vygotsky's (1978) concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD) to understand the nature and extent of teacher agency in adapting their teaching with respect to teacher beliefs, knowledge, and instructional practices. My …
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An Activity Theory Evaluation of a User Interface for a Web-based Virtual Research Environment (VRE)
Activity Theory is a framework or descriptive tool which is commonly used in Human-computer Interaction. In particular, it is used more and more in the design and evaluation of some collaborative systems such as a modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment. Activity Theory offers many …
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Advanced Placement English and First-Year Composition : An Analysis Using Activity Theory with Implications for Transfer
… to examine both contexts, the project utilizes activity theory as its theoretical frame to uncover the ways in which both academic systems operate and transfer theory to determine what articulates across these spaces. This project utilized survey data and observation material from both courses …
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