Search results for "lierot"
showing 10 items of 115 documents
Reduced Peak Bone Mass in Young Adults with Low Motor Competence
2023
Although suboptimal bone health has been reported in children and adolescents with low motor competence (LMC), it is not known whether such deficits are present at the time of peak bone mass. We examined the impact of LMC on bone mineral density (BMD) in 1043 participants (484 females) from the Raine Cohort Study. Participants had motor competence assessed using the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development at 10, 14, and 17 years, and a whole body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan at 20 years. Bone loading from physical activity was estimated from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire at the age of 17. The association between LMC and BMD was determined using general …
Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties
2021
Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable amounts of local-scale data. Earthworm diversity data, obtained from the primary literature or provided directly by authors, were collated with information on site locations, including coordinates, habitat cover, and soil properties. Datasets were required, at a minimum, to include abundance or biomass of earthworms at a site. Where possible, site-level species lists were included, as well as the abundance and biomass of individual species and ec…
Tyttö- ja poikalukijoiden representaatiot suomalaisissa uutisteksteissä
2017
Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena on selvittää, miten suomalaisnuorten lukutaitoa ja lukemista sukupuolittuneena ja sukupuolittavana ilmiönä merkityksellistetään uutisteksteissä. Teema on hyvin ajankohtainen, sillä 2000-luvulla tehtyjen PISA-tutkimusten myötä tyttöjen ja poikien erilainen lukutaitomenestys on noussut merkittäväksi puheenaiheeksi joukkotiedotusvälineissä. Alan asiantuntijat tarjoavat erilaisia malleja ja syitä tyttöjen menestymiseen ja poikien epäonnistumiseen sekä esittävät lukemisen opetusta koskevia muutosvaatimuksia. Tutkimusaihe on tärkeä,koska kielenkäytössä pyritään oikeuttamaan pedagogisia linjauksia, jotka koskevat sukupuolta ja lukemisen opetusta. Lisäksi kielenkäytöll…
The nature of self-employment: how does gender matter?
2010
This paper analyses female and male entrepreneurship and the differences between them in Finland. The female self-employment rate is clearly lower than that of male self-employment in Finland. The paper shows that differing behaviour accounts for differing rates of self-employment between females and males. The predicted earnings differential between self-employment and paid employment has a divergent effect on the probabilities of self-employment. For males, it is positive (as expected). For females, it has no effect, which accentuates the other motives they have for self-employment. Both spouse and family are found to have bigger effects on female self-employment than on male self-employm…
The Habits of Playing and the Reasons for Not Playing Exergames: Gender Differences in Finland
2012
This study examines the habits of playing and the reasons for not playing digital exercise games (i.e., exergames), concentrating particularly on the gender differences between the male and female players and non-players. Exergames can be considered an important and interesting research topic as they can be used to motivate people to do more exercise and, consequently, to improve their health and well-being. The study is based on analysing an online survey sample of 3,036 Finnish consumers through contingency tables, the Pearson’s χ 2 tests of independence, and the Cramér’s V coefficients. The results of the analysis reveal 11 main reasons for not playing exergames as well as several gender…
Development and first application of the athlete adaptation inventory: An exploratory study
2020
Geographic mobility has become an essential part of athletes’ career development and athletic migration is rapidly increasing. However, research on psychological aspects of athletes’ transnational mobility is lacking in the literature. In this study we describe the development of the Athlete Adaptation Inventory (AAI) and examine its first application in a sample of 143 professional and amateur elite migrant athletes. In summary, results indicate that cultural adaptation challenges were perceived as slightly difficult. However, female athletes reported more difficulties than male athletes in the sport domain, whereas male and team sport athletes reported more challenges in the non-sport dom…
Design Features for Gender-specific Differences in Blended Learning within Higher Education in Indonesia
2019
Blended learning offers learning solutions for higher educational institutions facing the industrial revolution 4.0. In this study, we investigated the influence factors student perceptions of blended learning based on gender-specific differences in Indonesia. We applied a research model to systematically assess the effect of design features on the effectiveness of blended learning indicators (intrinsic motivation and student satisfaction). Moreover, we evaluated the research model for both genders separately. Based on the quantitative survey of 223 Indonesian students, our study confirms that the design features significantly influence the effectiveness of blended learning for male and fem…
The Finnish Version of the Affinity for Technology Interaction (ATI) Scale : Psychometric Properties and an Examination of Gender Differences
2022
The pervasiveness of technical systems in our lives calls for a broad understanding of the interaction between humans and technology. Affinity for technology interaction (ATI) scale measures the tendency of a person to actively engage or to avoid interaction with technological systems, including both software and physical devices. This research presents a psychometric analysis of a Finnish version of the ATI scale. The data consisted of 796 responses of students in a Finnish university. The data were analyzed utilizing factor analysis and both nonparametric and parametric item response theory. The Finnish version of the ATI scale proved to be essentially unidimensional, showing high reliabi…
Tyttöjen ja poikien asenteita ja tunteita kokeellisuudesta kemian opetuksessa
2016
Tässä tutkielmassa tutkittiin tyttöjen ja poikien asenteita kemiaa ja kokeellisuutta kohtaan sekä tunteita liittyen kokeelliseen työskentelyyn sosiaalisen sukupuolen näkökulmasta. Tutkielman tarkoituksena oli selvittää, millaisia eroja löytyy tyttöjen ja poikien asenteissa kemiaa ja kokeellisuutta kohtaan ja millaisia tunteita liittyy kokeellisuuden tekemiseen ja mikä on ryhmän vaikutus tyttöjen ja poikien laboratoriotöiden tekemiseen. Lisäksi selvitettiin, millä tavoin tytöt ja pojat kokevat oppivansa parhaiten kemiaa, mitkä ovat tyttöjen ja poikien kokemat vaikeudet kemian oppimisessa ja millainen kokeellisuus kiinnostaa tyttöjä ja poikia eniten. Tutkimus tehtiin kysely- ja haastattelutut…
Lasten huolet siirtymissä esiopetuksesta alakouluun ja alakoulusta yläkouluun
2017
Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää, millaisia koulusiirtymiin liittyviä huolia esiopetusikäisillä ja kuudesluokkalaisilla lapsilla on siirtymissä esiopetuksesta alakouluun ja alakoulusta yläkouluun. Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin myös, millaisia huolia (ts. oppilaiden mainitsemia mietityttäviä tai pelottavia asioita) erityisesti ulospäinsuuntautuvia ongelmia (mm. käyttäytymisen ja tarkkaavuuden ongelmat) omaavilla lapsilla on koulusiirtymiin liittyen. Lisäksi tarkasteltiin sukupuolen yhteyttä koulusiirtymiin liittyviin huoliin. Tutkimusaineisto on osa Alkuportaat –tutkimushanketta, jossa tutkittiin kyselylomakkeiden avulla, mikä esiopetusikäisiä ja kuudesluokkalaisia lapsia mietityttää tai…