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Soitonopettajan rooli oppimismotivaation vahvistajana taiteen perusopetuksessa : opettajan ja oppilaan välinen vuorovaikutus viulunsoitonopetuksessa …

2017

The aim of this study is to find tools for the instrument teacher to support the student's learning motivation. The research is set in the cultural region of Central Ostrobothnia. The research material consists of a survey conducted by means of a questionnaire, recorded video footage of lessons given by three violin teachers, and a total of eight interviews with these teachers and their students. The data was analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study reveals that the most important motivation factor is the sense of relatedness of the pupil. The key factor is a close relationship between the pupil and the teacher, which allows the teacher to engage the pupil in the …

Relations between teacher-child interactions and children's learning and motivation in Finnish kindergartens

2012

Digitaalisiin peleihin perustuva oppiminen luokkahuoneessa

2016

Maailman muuttuessa digitaalisemmaksi koulu ja sen käyttämät menetelmät ovat muuttumassa. Yksi uusi menetelmä voisi olla digitaalisiin peleihin perustuva oppiminen (DGBL). Tässä tutkielmassa käydään läpi, mikä tämä uusi oppimisen muoto on, ja mitä hyötyjä tai haittoja siihen liittyy. Lisäksi selvitetään erilaisia tapoja, miten pelejä on jo käytetty erilaisissa tutkimuksissa. Tutkielmassa tulee esille, että DGBL:ssä on monenlaisia ongelmia, kuten oppilaiden tottumattomuus tietoteknisiin välineisiin ja peleihin. Eduiksi havaitaan muun muassa pelien luontainen motivaation kasvatus sekä pelien tutkimista ja ongelmanratkaisua kannustavat menetelmät. Esimerkeissä huomataan, että pelejä voidaan kä…

Agency and Motivation to Achieve Language-learning Objectives among Learners in an Academic Environment in France

2014

Personal agency within the area of learning may be construed as a process wherein learning objectives are achieved through volitional direction and tacit involvement in learning. Within the present study, perceived agency is the degree to which learners believe that the efforts they are putting into the language-learning process is sufficient with respect to the learning objective. Some learners assume that attending classes assiduously generates an entitlement to pass the course, thereby believing that the learning goal has been achieved. In other words, their perception is that they have displayed a high degree of agency in spite of what may sometimes prove to be a very low degree of pers…

Lifelong learning and the English language : the significance of studying English voluntarily at adult age

2014

Opiskelu ja tietoinen oppiminen ovat yhä tärkeämpiä asioita aikuisten elämässä. Elinikäinen oppiminen tarjoaa välineitä, joilla aikuiset pystyvät vastaamaan haasteisiin, joita globaali ja nopeasti muuttuva maailma tarjoaa. Kieli- ja viestintätaitojen kehittäminen aikuisiällä on yksi elinikäisen oppimisen muoto. Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää millaisia merkityksiä aikuisopiskelijat antavat aikuisiässä tapahtuville omaehtoisille englannin kielen opinnoilleen sekä millainen rooli englannin kielellä on kyseisten opiskelijoiden elämässä. Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin aikuisopiskelijoiden syitä osallistua Englannin kielen kursseille ja näiden syiden kautta tutkittiin myös opiskelijoid…

Main features of an ideal learning space : a user-based description

2014

This paper presents a method to define an ideal learning space from a key user perspective. The target group, upper secondary school students in a Finnish city, was addressed through two online surveys. In these we sought to establish the features that the students considered to be most important in a learning space. The aim was to adapt the redevelopment of school premises to the users’ cultural practices. Two survey methods were employed in the surveys. In the first, students described in their own words what makes an ideal learning space. In the second, students assessed a list of 21 features using a three-point scale. They also assessed a list of 19 learning space factors in terms of th…

Involving students in the redesign of learning environments conducive to learning and wellbeing

2014

Increased understanding of the interrelations between overall wellbeing and learning calls for a holistic and multidisciplinary learning environment (LE) design. Considering learners’ perception in the design of LE supportive to learning and wellbeing is expected to positively influence (a) the design quality, (b) participatory organizational culture, and (c) learning. The nature of this process creates contradictions and difficulties, however. Stand-alone co-design efforts may convert into pseudo-consultation without actual effects; neither is it easy to consider various stakeholders’ perceptions in a balanced manner. And if not planned carefully, instead of experiencing learning benefits,…

Exploring Teachers' Motivation for Teaching and Professional Development in Ethiopia : Voices from the Field

2015

Teachers’ work, learning, and professional development are central to any effort aiming at improving schools. Consequently, teachers must consider themselves as a lifelong learner, engage in continuous professional learning and apply that learning to improve student learning and achievement. This article explores teachers’ motivation for teaching and professional development in secondary schools in Ethiopia. Data were collected via interviews and focus group discussions from 32 teachers. The analysis of the collected information revealed low salary and the absence of link between performance and reward as major motivational challenges for teachers. The identified motivational challenges wer…

Cutting edge : using the media to enrich the teaching of oral skills

2011

Vaikka suullisen kielitaidon opetus on saanut huomiota osakseen, jää se usein muiden kielitaidon osa-alueiden varjoon. Oppikirjoissa olevat suulliset harjoitukset eivät aina motivoi oppilaita luontevaan keskusteluun, josta syystä heille on tärkeää tarjota mahdollisuuksia käydä mielekkäitä, ajatuksia herättäviä keskusteluja. Teknologian käyttö luokkahuoneessa on myös pinnalla oleva puheenaihe, jonka hyödyntämiseen ei opettajille kuitenkaan ole tarjottu tarpeeksi käytännön välineitä. Tämän oppimateriaalin pyrkimyksenä on kuroa kiinni kuilua, joka voidaan nähdä koulun ja oppilaiden jokapäiväisen elämän välillä. Tarkoituksena on nykyaikaistaa suullisen kielitaidon opettamista sekä luoda luokkah…

Exploring Gameful Motivation of Autonomous Learners

2022

In this explorative study, we investigated motives of autonomous learners to participate in an online course, and how these motives are related to gameplay motivations, engagement in the course experience, and learning outcomes. The guiding premise for the study has been the idea that learning and game playing carry phenomenal similarities that could be revealed by scrutinizing motives for participating in a massive open online course that does not involve any intentionally game-like features. The research was conducted by analyzing survey data (N = 705) collected from individuals who had voluntarily participated in an open online course about artificial intelligence and its societal impact…