Filosofinen tiedekunta

Examination as the method in the recognition of prior language learning

Tuomainen, Satu (Informa UK Limited, 2018)

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is a principle in education to acknowledge and validate learning acquired during and throughout an individual’s lifetime. Formal, non-formal and informal learning can be assessed, ...

Editorial: on open access publishing

Graan, Andrew; Hartikainen, Elina I; Kallinen, Timo; Laakkonen, Ville; Tammisto, Tuomas; Tuominen, Pekka; Eräsaari, Matti (Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological SocietySuomi, 2018)

Teacher ability evaluation and changes in elementary student profiles of motivation and performance in mathematics

Lazarides, Rebecca; Viljaranta, Jaana; Aunola, Kaisa; Nurmi, Jari-Erik (Elsevier BV, 2018)

The aim of this person-centered study is to identify the profiles of interest value, self-concept, and performance in the domain of mathematics among elementary school students and to examine the stability and changes in ...

Pain self-efficacy moderates the association between pain and somatization in a community sample

Karkkola, Petri; Sinikallio, Sanna; Flink, Niko; Honkalampi, Kirsi; Kuittinen, Matti (Walter de Gruyter GmbHAlankomaat, 2018)

Background and aims Pain is a common condition. However, only a minority of people experiencing pain develop a chronic pain problem. Factors such as somatization, pain self-efficacy and lack of psychological well-being ...

"Between Heaven and Hell": A Mindset of Asylum Seekers Participating Finnish Pre-Integrational Education

Hartonen, Ville; Väisänen, Pertti; Karlsson, Liisa; Pöllänen, Sinikka (European Educational Research Association, 2018)

Promoting Participation in Society through Science Education

Varis, Katri; Jäppinen, Ilpo; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Keinonen, Tuula; Väyrynen, Esko (MDPI AGSveitsi, 2018)

Participation in society can be promoted through science education. This study considers an example of how a lower secondary school teacher integrated participation in society into physics studies and how students (n = 20) ...

Implementing Education for Sustainable Development in Namibia: School Teachers¿ Perceptions and Teaching Practices

Anyolo, Eveline O.; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Keinonen, Tuula (Walter de Gruyter GmbHLatvia, 2018)

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been viewed as education that helps people develop the attitude, skills, and knowledge to make well-informed decisions for the benefit of the present and future generations. ...

Aistikävely kaupunkimaisemaan - yhteisen tilan kokemus ja joutomaiden polut

Aula, Inkeri (Suomi, 2018)

Maiseman aistiminen on aina monin tavoin välittynyttä, esimerkiksi ruumiillisten tapojen, rutiinien, kulttuuristen aistijärjestysten ja teknologian välittämää. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastelen kaupunkimaisemaa ihmiskehojen ...

Teachers Insights Into Connected Learning Networks: Emerging Activities and Forms of Participation

Vartiainen, Henriikka; Nissinen, Saara; Pöllänen, Sinikka; Vanninen, Petteri (SAGE Publications, 2018)

The aim of this socioculturally informed study is to explore teachers’ insights into connected-learning activities and networks. An instructional approach based on design-oriented pedagogy (DOP) was employed for a teachers’ ...

Progressive or not progressive? Modeling the constructional choices of EFL and ESL writers

Rautionaho, Paula; Deshors, Sandra C (John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2018)

This multifactorial analysis of progressive marking contrasts native English to two Asian Englishes and Dutch English. Specifically, we (i) model writers’ constructional choices (progressive vs. non-progressive) across ...

Quality in Teacher Education: Evidence from the Universities of Sindh, Pakistan

Sahito, Zafarullah; Väisänen, Pertti (Academy Publication, 2018)

The quality in teacher education is an emergent topic and area that is discussed throughout the world by teachers, researchers, students, parents and other all concerned and non-concerned stakeholders. Because everyone is ...

Children's Shyness Moderates the Associations between Parenting Behavior and the Development of Children's Pro-Social Behaviors

Zarra-Nezhad, M; Moazami-Goodarzi, A; Nurmi, J-E; Eklund, K; Ahonen, T; Aunola, K (Springer Nature America, Inc, 2018)

Shyness, feelings of uneasiness or hesitation when faced with a novel or unfamiliar social situation, in early childhood has been found to be a risk factor for social difficulties later in life. When combined with fitting ...

Supporting non-native university lecturers with English-medium instruction

Tuomainen; Satu (Emerald, 2018)

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a support course for English-medium instruction (EMI) which continues to expand in European higher education (HE). While the phenomenon of teaching through English is not ...

The impact of worksite interventions promoting healthier food and/or physical activity habits among employees working 'around the clock' hours: A systematic review.

Lassen, Anne; Fagt, Sisse; Lennernäs Wiklund, Maria; Nyberg, Maria; Haapala, Irja; Thorsen, Anne V; Meinert Møbjerg, Anna C; Beck, Anne M (SNF Swedish Nutrition FoundationRuotsi, 2018)

We conducted a systematic review of randomised studies on the impact of worksite interventions to promote healthier food and/or physical activity among people who work irregular hours ‘around the clock’, that is, outside ...