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Does the literate game help 3rd and 4th grade Zambian children learn how to read

2008

Teaching and learning to read in Afrikaans : teacher competence and computer-assisted support

2018

This thesis is in the form of a monograph consisting of three distinct, but related studies. The three studies examined Grade 1 teachers’ knowledge and perceptions of reading instruction in classrooms in Namibia; and the use of GraphoGame in Afrikaans as a digital learning tool and as an intervention tool for struggling readers. Three data sets were collected: teachers (N = 132), children (N = 202) and struggling readers (N = 19). The results offered three main findings. First, the results revealed that teachers lacked basic knowledge regarding language and reading instruction. Second, the effect of using the GraphoGame Afrikaans digital reading tool in the classroom showed that the gain sc…

The Art-Based Methods in Developing Transversal Competence

2019

This article describes a project called “The art based methods in developing transversal competence” funded by The Finnish National Board of Education. The article is based on the hermeneutic phenomenological approach in action research. The project developed learning environments as well as project-based learning with emphasis on the art-based methods and transversal competence approach to learning. The aim was to develop unique and communal well-being in learning. The project offered tools to strengthen teachers’ professional skills to use expressive, art-based methods in different curriculum-based projects. The professional in-service training project included five contact days in six we…

Sadutettu sanasto: puhutun kielen leksikaalinen diversiteetti arviointikohteena

2018


 
 
 This study analyses lexical diversity (sums of probabilities) in spoken narratives of L1 and L2 school age children (n = 99) and compares the results to the lexical diversity of written narratives of the group of comparison. The key research questions are: a) does the lexical diversity of the spoken narratives systematically differ from the lexical diversity of written narratives and b) does the lexical diversity of spoken narratives systematically differ depending on five individual variables: lexical skills, language proficiency, L1 , gender and age of the speaker? All the narratives are produced in Finnish in storytelling events during the spring semester of the 2d a…

Sadutettu sanasto : puhutun kielen leksikaalinen diversiteetti arviointikohteena

2017

Second and foreign language fluency from a cognitive perspective : inefficiency and control of attention in lexical access

2017

The present dissertation focuses on the fluency of second and foreign language (L2). Second and foreign language use is often assessed by its fluency. However, the connections between language proficiency and fluency are far from clear. The fluency reasearch has tried to establish these connections, but results are varied. In the current thesis, this question is explored within the theoretical framework of Norman Segalowitz’s division of three types of fluency: cognitive, utterance, and perceived fluency. The overall proposition here is that in relation to L2 proficiency, cognitive fluency provides important insights. This is based on the theories of limited cognitive resources, which state…

Aletaan alusta : luku- ja kirjoitustaidottomat aikuiset uutta kieltä oppimassa

2014

Developing Automated Feedback on Spoken Performance : Exploring the Functioning of Five Analytic Rating Scales Using Many-facet Rasch Measurement

2022

In this study, we used the Many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM) to explore the quality of ratings as well as the functioning of five analytic rating scales developed for automated assessment of L2 speech. This study is part of a multidisciplinary research project that develops automatic speech recognition (ASR), automated scoring and automated feedback for L2 Finnish and Swedish. The data include the analytic ratings (task completion, fluency, pronunciation, range, accuracy) gathered from human raters (n=14) who assessed L2 Finnish learners’ (n=64) speech samples using Moodle. The four-facet Rasch analysis showed that the raters performed and the rating scales functioned well, although task …

The Predictors of Literacy Skills among Monolingual and Bilingual Finnish–Swedish Children During First Grade

2021

The aim of the study was to examine which predictor variables are related to literacy skills among monolingual Swedish (n = 269) and bilingual Finnish–Swedish (n = 229) children at the first grade in the Swedish-speaking schools in Finland. The participants were assessed in phonological awareness, letter knowledge, rapid automatized naming (RAN), word recognition, reading fluency, and spelling. The results showed that RAN was the most significant predictor of reading and spelling skills in both language groups, and monolingual children performed significantly better in RAN. Moreover, letter knowledge predicted reading and spelling skills in both groups. However, no significant differences b…

Latviešu tradicionālā tautastērpa darināšanas un valkāšanas pieredze 21. gadsimtā: rekonstrukcija un jauninājumi

2016

Bakalaura darbā “Latviešu tradicionālā tautastērpa darināšanas un valkāšanas pieredze 21. gadsimtā: rekonstrukcija un jauninājumi” tiek pētīta un analizēta tradicionālo tautastērpu rekonstrukcijas, jauninājumu un stilizācijas problemātika 21. gadsimtā. Darba tēma izvēlēta, pamatojoties uz pētniecisko interesi par tradicionālajiem tautastērpiem, tos darinot un valkājot. Tautastērps ir viens no svarīgākajiem latviešu nacionālās pašapziņas veidošanas un pašizteikšanās līdzekļiem 21. gadsimtā. Darba mērķis ir izpētīt latviešu tradicionālā tautastērpa darināšanas un valkāšanas tradīcijas 21. gadsimtā, kā arī izvirzīt priekšlikumus tradicionālā tautastērpa komplektēšanai nākotnē, aicinot saglabāt…