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History teaching in Finnish general upper secondary schools: Objectives and practices

2019

In Finland, the trend towards a new kind of history teaching emphasizing the understanding of historical knowledge and historical thinking skills began in the mid-1990s, when history teaching objectives were defined much more broadly in the curriculum than previously. In this article, we examine how, in over twenty years since the changes in curriculum objectives were made, general upper secondary school teachers have come to value the curriculum objectives of history teaching and how these have impacted on their teaching. The data for this article were collected by a semi-structured survey in 2016. Using counts, percentages, means, standard deviations and medians, a descriptive exploration…

Skolēnu rakstīti dzejoļi angļu valodas darbības vārdu gramatisko laiku apguves veicināšanai 7. klasē

2016

Angļu valoda ir kļuvusi par sazināšanās valodu daudzās valstīs. Tomēr, lai nodibinātu veiksmīgu komunikāciju, darbības vārdu gramatisko laiku pareizam lietojumam ir jābūt apgūtam. Lai gan skolēni apgūst darbības vārdu gramatisko laiku likumus, skolēni bieži vien tos nesaprot. Diplomdarba mērķis bija izpētīt kā dažādi skolēnu rakstīti dzejoļi var veicināt angļu valodas darbības vārdu gramatisko laiku apguvi 7. klasē. Izvēlētā pētījuma metode bija atsevišķa gadījuma pētījums, kas ietvēra divas anketas skolēniem un trīs dzejoļu rakstīšanas uzdevumus. Tika noskaidrots, ka, mācot angļu valodas darbības vārdu gramatiskos laikus induktīvi, skolēni tos saprot labāk, ja ir aktīvi līdzdarbojušies. Pē…

An experiment on wind energy

2012

We discuss an experiment on wind energy performed with home-made apparatus. The experiment reproduces a laboratory windmill, which can pump water from a lower level to a higher one. By measuring the gain of the gravitational potential energy of the pumped water, one can determine the power extracted from the wind. The activity was carried out with high-school students, in the framework of the Italian National Plan for Scientific Degrees-Physics. The proposed experiment allows teachers to discuss renewable energy sources with students whose knowledge of physics is limited to mechanics. It gives students the possibility to gain experience with energy and to increase their awareness of this re…

Journal of Economics and Management Research, N 10

2021

: Contextuel influence in choosing curriculum pathways in secondary schools : the school effect.

2004

The results of this research highlight the inequal nature of the process of choosing school careers upper secondary schools according to the school attended by the pupils, notably according to the social background within the school. If important social and academic differences appear in the pupils' study choice, they are mainly ratified by the staff (who tend even sometimes to emphasize them). Thus, the choice appears to be an internal process which come under the policy teach school, which consists in part in managing the social background of the pupils by allocating the later more or less equally between the different tracks available.

Upper secondary school organisations : a case study of two Norwegian schools

2001

CLIL modules and their affective impact on students with high English anxiety and low self-efficacy

2019

Many studies in recent years focused on the efficiency of bilingual education in different school settings. If a school pursues a regular implementation of CLIL modules instead of the establishment of proper CLIL streams, the student group that is affected by this teaching approach is much more diverse when compared to the preselected CLIL stream groups. In this regard, also students with high English anxiety and low self-efficacy will have to participate in the modules and it is particularly interesting to see how these student types deal with teaching units held in a foreign language. The study at hand presents results from an intervention at German schools with two biology units taught i…

Why Study Online in Upper Secondary School? Qualitative Analysis of Online Learning Experiences

2015

In Finland, online learning has become more common in recent years. In this study, we examined why adult students chose to study online for upper secondary school. The research also focused on the support needed for learning from a special education perspective. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected using an electronic questionnaire. In total, 58 students responded. Data were analyzed qualitatively using the content analysis technique. The findings indicate that the main reasons for online studies are similar in Finland to those found internationally: flexibility of timetables, the student’s health condition, and family situations. The findings also indicate that a student’s…

Changes in achievement values from primary to lower secondary school among students with and without externalizing problems

2017

This study examined the effect of students' externalizing problems on changes in values that they attach to math across the transition from primary to lower secondary school. Data pertaining to externalizing problems and to intrinsic, attainment, and utility values in math were gathered using the self-ratings of students in Grades 6 and 7. The analysis involved a comparison between students who reported persistent high externalizing problems before and after the transition (n = 63; 59% boys) and those who had low or non-existent externalizing problems before and after the transition (n = 1352; 50% boys). The results of a mixed-design analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed uniformly that stu…

Assessment of students' situation-specific classroom engagement by an InSitu Instrument

2016

The present study aims to expand the current understanding of engagement by examining variations in students' situation-specific engagement in lower secondary school. In addition, the validity and reliability of a new situation-specific InSitu Instrument were examined. The sample consisted of 1809 Finnish students attending Grade 7. The students filled in mobile ratings on their lesson-specific engagement after lessons. Furthermore, they answered questionnaires concerning their overall engagement, achievement beliefs, and task values in math and literacy. The results showed substantial variation within and between students in situational engagement. A five-factor structure was identified fo…