Search results for "Formal learning"
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Building natural science learning through youth science camps
2018
This study focuses on a youth science camp for pupils in sixth to ninth grades that is organized annually by the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. The main idea of the science camp is to learn to do guided inquiry in nature. The study investigates the significance of science camp for encouraging young participants to learn science and how the camp supports their learning. The research method used was a survey. Altogether, 47 youth participated in the camp in 2012 and 2013. The results show that the participants wanted to learn more about science than secondary school could offer, and science camp had a positive impact on their interest in science. It was possible to introduce important conc…
Transmission processes of indigenous Pedi music
2017
There has been unsatisfactory integration of traditional music into education, despite the fact that the Ministry of Education advocates its use, stating that education should ‘preserve South Africa’s cultural practice; develop an appreciation for the practice of one’s culture; and develop a sense of respect for other people’s culture’. South Africa is in need of a music education philosophy that is culturally embedded, cognisant of the societal context in which it is to function, and informed by South African ideas and philosophy of life. This study entails sourcing the Ethnomusicological and Anthropological focus in musicology for purposes of providing a better understanding on music and …
Missions interculturals: una experiència de desenvolupament comunitari a les comarques de Castelló
2014
Les Missions Interculturals és un projecte de participació comunitària en educació, cultura i desenvolupament local que té com a objectius contribuir a la consecució d'una societat inclusiva i fomentar el desenvolupament local. El present article és una descripció del procés viscut durant la primera edició del projecte, el qual ha tingut lloc en les poblacions de Vilanova d'Alcolea i Sant Mateu (Castelló, Espanya). Exposem, en primer lloc, els conceptes teòrics que han guiat tot el procés: l'educació inclusiva, la democràcia radical, l'aprenentatge cooperatiu, la interculturalitat i el nomadisme cultural. A continuació es descriuen les successives fases del projecte: diagnòstic local, sensi…
Mentoring of Newly Qualified Teachers in the Educational Sense
2017
The importance of lifelong learning in teachers’ professional development has become increasingly topical issue globally. In teaching, especially the transition from education to occupation seems to be more challenging compared to other fields. It is evident that under the rapidly changing circumstances teachers’ professional knowledge has to be constantly renewed, and especially in the phase of transition from teacher education to working life, new approaches are needed. peerReviewed
Positive and Negative Media Effects on University Students’ Learning: Preliminary Findings and a Research Program
2019
Research in communication science highlights positive as well as negative effects of news and social media on learning but focuses predominantly on the largely unintended knowledge acquisition of the overall population. Research in educational science deals with students’ knowledge acquisition but is largely limited to formal learning such as in university courses. In this paper, we report findings of a pilot study combining both approaches by dealing with mass and social media effects on university students’ learning. While this study reveals several effects, their influences and causality remain largely unclear. Therefore, we propose a research program to explain positive and negative med…
Context of validation of non-formal and informal learning in Spain: a comprehensive view
2019
The system of validation and accreditation of professional qualifications in Spain is offered as a certification opportunity, especially for vulnerable groups. The procedure is presented as an evaluative proposal that allows some inequalities associated with training and employment to be addressed. In this article we analyse whether this system really fosters social cohesion, considering the political situation that frames the procedure and the educational approach underlying it. The research methodology combines the documentary analysis and interviews with the application of the Delphi method. The most relevant results show that the socio-political context is favourable to competences accr…
"Nothing interesting happens" : early L2 Vocabulary Acquisition via Internet Games
2017
Digitaalisuus, videopelit ja pelillisyys ovat ilmiöinä kasvaneet hyvin tärkeäksi osaksi elämää monilla elämän osa-alueilla kahden viime vuosikymmenen aikana eikä kasvatusala ole poikkeus. Pelit on otettu tärkeäksi kielen oppimisen työkaluksi kaikilla opiskeluasteilla Suomessa. Vaikka oppimispelit on oma äärimmäisen tärkeä osansa kielten oppimisessa, on pelien tärkeys oppimisen välineenä kuitenkin muualla kuin luokkahuoneessa. Pelit ovat hyödyllisiä informaalisen oppimisen välineitä. Tässä tutkielmassa käsittelen aikaista toisen kielen informaalia sanaston oppimista internet-pelien kautta. Tämän lisäksi lukija tutustuu pelien yleisiin hyötyihin oppimiseen nähden sekä aiempaan pelitutkimuksee…
"It's not enough to know the theory if you can't play the instrument" : English teacher students' views on teaching English in Finland
2017
Tämän pro gradu –tutkielman tarkoituksena on tarkastella englannin opettajaopiskelijoiden näkemyksiä englannin opettamisen tapoja ja tavoitteita. Kielen opettamista säädetään ja määritellään kansallisissa opetussuunnitelmissa, joita uudistetaan noin kymmenen vuoden välein. Englanti on Suomessa eniten opiskeltu vieras kieli ja tavoitteet englannin opettamiselle ovat korkeat. Suomessa opiskelijat yltävät kirjallisissa taidoissa korkeisiin tavoitteisiin, mutta taidot kommunikoinnissa koetaan jäävän tavoitteista. Tutkimus on luonteeltaan laadullinen ja tavoitteena oli selvittää kuinka englannin opettajaopiskelijat kokevat englannin opettamisen tavoitteiden asettelun sekä niihin yltämisen. Tutki…
Informal learning and wellbeing outcomes of gameplay and their associations with gameplay motivation
2023
Educational functions of digital games are often seen only in the light of the serious and purposeful activities that aim for learning outcomes, in contrast with noneducational games that are designed for entertainment. The focus of this paper is in studying players’ learning outcomes from playing non-educational games, and how these relate to wellbeing outcomes of playing, and gaming motivation. The data for this study was collected via a survey (N = 1,202) in the United Kingdom and the United States. The survey respondents answered the question regarding what players perceive they have learnt by playing digital games. A generic datadriven qualitative content analysis of the responses to t…
Learning English informally through authentic literacy practices : a case study of Finnish 8th grade students
2010
Suomalaisnuorten arjessa englanninkieliset tekstit ja kielenkäyttötavat ovat yleisiä. Nuorisokulttuuri on kansainvälistä ja sen yhteinen kieli on entistä useammin englanti. Uuden teknologian kehittymisen myötä monimediaiset ja monikulttuuriset englanninkieliset tekstiympäristöt ovat entistä useammin osa nuorten arkea. Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää, miten hyödyllisinä englannin oppimisen kannalta kahdeksasluokkalaiset nuoret kokevat erilaiset tekstikäytännöt koulun ulkopuolella arkitodellisuudessaan. Tutkimuksessa etsitään vastauksia seuraaviin kysymyksiin: 1) Mitkä koulun ulkopuoliset tekstikäytännöt tukevat englannin oppimista? 2) Millaisia yhtäläisyyksiä ja eroja oppilaiden…