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Educational intervention planning for children in foster care in Finland : A case study
2018
Children in foster care may face difficulties during their school years. When it comes to academic achievement, there is reported low school performance and lower grades. However, school may be strong protective factor in difficulties if supports are individual. School-based interventions represent a possibility for supporting children whose home life may make them vulnerable. This discussion paper presents Finnish initiative, which is based on Skolfam® model used in several Nordic countries. peerReviewed
Instruction-based clinical eye-tracking study on the visual interpretation of divergence : how do students look at vector field plots?
2018
Relating mathematical concepts to graphical representations is a challenging task for students. In this paper, we introduce two visual strategies to qualitatively interpret the divergence of graphical vector field representations. One strategy is based on the graphical interpretation of partial derivatives, while the other is based on the flux concept. We test the effectiveness of both strategies in an instruction-based eye-tracking study with N = 41 physics majors. We found that students’ performance improved when both strategies were introduced (74% correct) instead of only one strategy (64% correct), and students performed best when they were free to choose between the two strategies (88…
Quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in 2600 baccalaureate nursing students at five universities : a cross-sectional study
2021
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the implementation of programs across educational institutions. Nursing students, being both young adults and by practical training, part of the health care system, may be particularly vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between self-reported fear of COVID-19, general health, psychological distress and overall quality of life (QoL) in a sample of Norwegian baccalaureate nursing students compared to reference data. Methods The survey targeted baccalaureate nursing students from five universities in February 2021. An electronic questionnaire consisted …
Psychometric properties, validity and insights of the School Bullying Questionnaire (CIE-A) in secondary schools of the Valencian Community (Spain)
2021
Besides its several threats to health, welfare, social and academic development and performance of kids and teenagers, school bullying remains highlighted as one of the most relevant related challenges for educational, behavioral and legal sciences worldwide. Moreover, the lack of research on the field and the crucial but unattended need to count on psychometrically suitable and valid tools to detect school bullying make difficult understanding its contexts, dynamics and possible solutions. Objective The aim of this study was to thoroughly present in detail the psychometric properties and validity issues of the School Bullying Questionnaire (CIE-A) among secondary students. Methods A region…
Computer-Assisted Remedial Reading Intervention for School Beginners at Risk for Reading Disability
2011
The aim of the longitudinal study was to investigate whether a computer application designed for remedial reading training can enhance letter knowledge, reading accuracy, fluency, and spelling of at-risk children. The participants, 7-year-old Finnish school beginners (N = 166), were assigned to 1 of 3 groups: (a) regular remedial reading intervention (n = 25), (b) computer-assessed reading intervention (n = 25), and (c) mainstream reading instruction (n = 116). Based on the results, computer-assisted remedial reading intervention was highly beneficial, whereas regular type of intervention was less successful. The results indicated that at-risk children require computer-based letter–name and…
The Role of Reading Disability Risk and Environmental Protective Factors in Students' Reading Fluency in Grade 4
2013
This study examined the role of reading disability (RD) risk and environmental protective factors in reading fluency in grade 4. The sample consisted of 538 Finnish-speaking students. Kindergarten measures included the students' risk for RD based on poor achievement in phonological awareness and letter knowledge as well as information on the three control variables: nonverbal ability, level of parental education, and gender. Measures in grades 1–3 included environmental protective factors: classmate reports of peer acceptance; teacher reports of positive affect for the student; and mother, father, and teacher reports of partnership between the home and the school. The students were also tes…
Latviešu studentu korporācijas Tervetia krāsu deķelis
2022
Raksts tapis par godu latviešu studentu korporācijas "Tervetia" Simtgadei 30.04.2022, kas veltīts vienai no tās regālijām - krāsu deķelim. Tiek aprakstīta krāsu deķeļa saglabāšana Latvijas Universitātes Muzejā, tā simboliskā nozīme un pieejamība sabiedrībai. Tiek skaidrots arī paša krāsu deķeļa izmantošanas reglaments, ko ikdienā ievēro pašas studentu korporācija biedri.
Threshold Concepts for Modeling and Assessing Higher Education Students’ Understanding and Learning in Economics
2018
In the last decade, the research carried out on threshold concepts as a content-based way to model students’ understanding and learning in several domains has increased. However, empirical evidence on this approach is still scarce. In this chapter, the authors investigate the adequacy of the threshold concepts approach in the domain of business and economics in higher education following an established differentiation between basic, discipline, and modeling thresholds. After conducting a cognitive interview study using verbal reports, a self-assessment questionnaire was used to assess the respondents’ familiarity with the content and their security to solve the tasks. Results indicate that …
Gender Imbalance across Subfields in Economics: When Does It Start?
2021
We investigate the marked gender imbalance across subfields in economics and connect it with the relative scarcity of female students enrolling in economics. First, tracking authorship in the Ameri...
The influence of self-concept on academic achievement in university students
2014
Existen algunas investigaciones que confirman la relación positiva existente entre autoconcepto y rendimiento académico, generalmente de la dimensión autoconcepto académico y casi siempre en es‑tudiantes no universitarios. En este trabajo se busca confirmar la influencia del autoconcepto en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes universitarios. Para ello trabajamos con una muestra de 1298 estudiantes de las tres universidades de la ciudad de Valencia (España): Universidad de Valencia, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia y Universidad Católica de Valencia. Las dos primeras eran universidades públicas y la tercera lo era privada. Evaluamos el autoconcepto mediante el cuestionario AF5, qu…