Search results for "Literacy"

“At least we have something to discuss over lunch…” The implications for knowledge management when implementing a new library system. A Norwegian exp…

2017

This article investigates how staff and management in Norwegian academic libraries have experienced the implementation of the new library management system Alma. As a new library management system is introduced, the need for learning on demand emerges. An anonymous survey was sent to all academic libraries in Norway, resulting in a total of 626 responses. This article presents the findings from this survey and provides some reflections on how a firm grip on knowledge management could have helped make such a transition easier.

Approaching pedagogical language knowledge through student teachers: assessment of second language writing

2015

The article examines student teachers' pedagogical language knowledge. The analysis is based on data from an applied task in which Finnish student teachers (n = 221) of 16 school subjects assessed second language (SL) learners' writing skills. First, we briefly discuss subject teachers' role in language and literacy teaching in the multilingual and multicultural classroom. Our findings indicate that the student teachers use a range of criteria but focus mainly on word-level assessment when assessing writing samples, and that their assessment orientation varies from technical to analytical. Finally, we discuss the challenges of developing teacher education to promote pedagogical language kno…

Kielitietoinen aineenopetus opettajankoulutuksessa

2016

This article discusses language sensitive teacher education across the curriculum. First, we briefly discuss the importance of language sensitive teaching and take a look at studies on linguistically responsive teaching and teacher education. The results of the empirical part are based on data from a questionnaire and an applied task in which student subject teachers (n=221) assessed second language learners’ writing skills and challenges of studying specific school subjects from learner’s proficiency perspective. We also report tentative results on the negotiation of language in a teaching intervention which integrates language and content. Our findings indicate that the student teachers a…

Tieto- ja viestintäteknologia luku- ja kirjoitustaidon opetuksessa

2018

Monilukutaitoa yli oppiainerajojen

2019

Using a phone-based learning tool as an instructional resource for initial literacy learning in rural African families

2020

Background: Despite increased enrolments at primary schools in Zambia, more than half of the children in Grades 1–4 are unable to meet the required minimum standards for literacy. Aim: The study set out to examine the effects of using a phone-based mobile literacy game (Graphogame) to improve literacy skills in children and adults in rural family settings. Setting: The study was conducted in the Katete District, a rural town in the eastern province of Zambia. Methods: Participants were 73 Grade 2 learners (52% boys, mean age 9 years and 48% girls, mean age 10 years) and 37 parents (mean age 36 years). Three literacy tests, measuring letter-sound identification, phonological awareness, spell…

A Phenomenographic Study of Adolescents’ Conceptions of Health Information Appraisal as a Critical Component of Adolescent Health Literacy

2020

This paper reports on a health literacy study that explored adolescents’ conceptualizations of health information appraisal as a social practice in Latvia. The study was guided by phenomenography, a qualitative research approach used to describe people’s conceptions of a particular phenomenon. A purposive, maximum variation sampling was used, and 24 adolescents were recruited to take part in the study, ranging from 13 to 16 year-olds. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken for data collection. A phenomenographic method for data analysis was performed using the guidelines proved by Sandberg. The data analysis presented seven categories of description and an outcome space representing the…

Giovani e partecipazione al tempo dei social media. Verso la media education e oltre

2022

Il presente capitolo ricostruisce, attraverso una disamina della letteratura scientifica di riferimento, il tema del rapporto tra giovani e partecipazione in rete. Il primo paragrafo ripercorre brevemente le principali tesi con cui si è cercato di descrivere e spiegare in che modo i media digitali e la rete sono una risorsa cruciale nel processo di socializzazione e costruzione dell’identità di adolescenti e giovani. Successivamente verranno definiti e problematizzati i concetti di partecipazione e creatività con cui spesso si descrivono le pratiche di uso della rete da parte dei giovani. A partire da questa problematizzazione e da alcune note critiche sulla “cultura connettiva” nella platf…

Literacy Skills as Local Intangible Capital : The History of a Rural Lending Library c. 1860–1920

2016

Photography, sport and the hegemony of men : a material(-)discursive perspective

2023

In this article, the focus is on a theoretical discussion about how to analyse masculinities and power in historical research based on imagery and visual sources from a material-discursive point of departure. The argument is that analysing photographs in sport and the material-discursive representation of men/masculinities could contribute to a broader understanding of men’s hegemony. The article adds to the field of visual literacy and connects research on visual materials, sports history and critical gender studies. The past of Swedish ice hockey constitutes the case, while the understanding of men/masculinities departs from research by Jeff Hearn, Raewyn Connell and other scholars within…