Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Haines, Colin"
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Black Heroines in Young Adult Fiction
Solevåg, Henriette Hope (Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone (2018), Namina Forna’s The Gilded Ones (2021), and Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn (2020). All three books take the marginalized position of the Black woman making ... -
Bridging the Gap: Video Games as a Gateway to Motivation for Learning
Bouyambib, Farah (Master thesis, 2016)Throughout the last couple of years, the gap between pupils’ everyday lives and their education has become increasingly widened. This study attempts to investigate contemporary pupils’ motivation in school and how their ... -
Challenging Stereotypes: Randa Abdel-Fattah's Use of Parody in Does My Head Look Big in This?
Haines, Colin (A Journal of International Children's Literature;53(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015) -
Deep Learning - Deep Waters? A Study of Deep Learning in the Norwegian Middle School
Løkling, Anne Cecilie (Master thesis, 2021)This thesis explores the term deep learning and its position in the Norwegian school. The term was introduced in the renewal of the curriculum in 2020 and is now a part of teachers’ classroom practice. The purpose of the ... -
Developing Critical Literacy Skills Through English Textbooks in Norwegian Upper Primary Schools
Key, Katherine Sally (Master thesis, 2022)The focus of this study was to investigate to what extent English textbooks for Norwegian upper primary school students, written for the new LK-20 English curriculum, help develop Critical Literacy skills. The study outlines ... -
Four Stages of Fitting In: Exploring Identity and Belonging in Three Muslim Young Adult Novels
Ahmed, Hadia (Master thesis, 2023)This study looks at identity and belonging in three Muslim American young adult novels using the theory of George Shannon (1988) on how identity and belonging in multicultural literature is a process consisting of four ... -
“Reading the word & reading the world”: Promoting the Interdisciplinary Topics in LK20 through Literature
Kjølstad, Anniken (Master thesis, 2021)The new curriculum, LK20, has introduced three interdisciplinary topics that are to be integrated into all subjects: health and life skills, democracy and citizenship, and sustainable development. This thesis argues that ... -
Understanding the Role of Gamification in Fostering Literacy Development and Student Motivation: A Literature Review
Sadeh, Tom (Master thesis, 2023)In recent years, the concept of gamification has gained popularity in education due to its ability to promote student engagement and motivation towards learning activities. This thesis investigates the effectiveness of ... -
– Unicorns are pure and innocent: Insights from a case study on nine teenagers' response to reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Vikebø, Thea (Master thesis, 2020)This case study is an in-depth look into nine students' responses to reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The study aimed to analyze and discuss what those responses might reveal about the book. Readers' ... -
Video Games and Good Learning: May Video Games be Beneficial for Supporting Pupil Motivation, Literacy Development and Narrative Comprehension?
Brekka, Oddmund (Master thesis, 2020)Video games have become increasingly popular as a recreational activity for young people and learners. This study seeks to investigate if and how specifically commercial video games may function as effective learning tools ...