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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…
La promozione del benessere delle persone over 60 attraverso l’incremento delle competenze digitali: uno studio sperimentale preliminare
2022
Nell’a.a. 2021/2022 si è svolto il progetto di ricerca “Prevenzione degli incidenti domestici e promozione dell'attività fisica over 60”, al fine di promuovere il benessere di 8 gruppi di persone over 60 (218 in totale) della provincia di Palermo. In seno al progetto, la somministrazione del questionario DigComp ha permesso l’individuazione di un gruppo di esperimento (22 persone) e uno di controllo (24 persone) aventi un’età media di 70 anni (cluster sampling). Il gruppo con scarse competenze digitali ha seguito i moduli formativi a distanza, mentre il gruppo che ha mostrato buone competenze digitali ha partecipato alle sessioni formative in presenza. Si è ipotizzato che al termine dell’in…
When Investment in Basic Skills Gives Negative Returns
2017
In recent years, the Norwegian government has invested heavily in improving basic skills in the adult population. Initiatives have included legislation, the introduction of work-based adult education programs, and reforms in schooling. In light of this investment, we explore trends in adult literacy and numeracy, by comparing data from two international surveys of adult skills, conducted in 2003 and 2012. Paradoxically, the proportion of low-performing adults appears to have increased, most significantly in the 16- to 24-year age group and in the foreign-born population. The profile of the lowest performing group has changed in the intervening years. These findings suggest that adult educa…
Extending Physics Potential of Large Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detectors
2016
Työelämätaitojen kehittämisen mallit korkeakoulutuksessa
2012
Yliopistojen sisällä käydään keskustelua humboltilaisen sivistysyliopistoihanteen ja muuttuneiden yhteiskuntasuhteiden yhteensopivuudesta. Haastajiksi ovat nousseet työvoimakompetenssit. Artikkelin kirjoittajat erottavat tutkimissaan korkeakouluissa kolme työelämäntaitojen kehittämisen mallia, jotka he nimeävät spesialistimalliksi, integratiiviseksi malliksi ja verkostoituneen kulttuurin malliksi.