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Automatic content analysis in collaborative inquiry-based learning
2019
In the field of science education, content analysis is a popular way to analyse collaborative inquiry-based learning (CIBL) processes. However, content analysis is time-consuming when conducted by humans. In this paper, we introduce an automatic content analysis method to identify the different inquiry-based learning (IBL) phases from authentic student face-to-face discussions. We illustrate the potential of automatic content analysis by comparing the results of manual content analysis (conducted by humans) and automatic content analysis (conducted by computers). Both the manual and automatic content analyses were based on manual transcriptions of 11 groups’ CIBL processes. Two researchers …
Towards the design of an agile enterprise architecture management method
2016
Enterprises engage in dynamic environments and do need capabilities that will enable them to (re)configure and integrate existing capabilities or create new capabilities in order to remain viable and competitive in such environments. Enterprise Architecture (EA) by definition has the propensity to contribute to the agility of the enterprise in turbulent environments provided it is managed and guided by a methodic approach in a way that strengthens the capabilities with which the enterprise senses and responds to changes in its environment. However, the agility of the Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) func-tion and its relation with the agility of the enterprise as a whole has been sp…
Do concepts and methods have ethics?
2020
Grammar teaching methods in EFL lessons : factors to consider when making instructional decisions
2016
Kielioppi on vakiinnuttanut asemansa kielen opettamisessa ja oppimisessa ja se on tärkeässä osassa vieraiden kielten opetussuunnitelmaa. Sanotaan, että erilaisia opetusmenetelmiä on yhtä monta kuin on opettajiakin, joten metodien kirjo on todella laaja. Opettajat ovat itse vastuussa siitä, miten kielioppia opettavat, joten he tekevät sen parhaaksi katsomallaan tavalla. Kielten opetusmenetelmiä on tutkittu paljon, mutta vähemmän tutkimuksia on tehty siitä, millä perusteella opettajat opetusmenetelmänsä valitsevat. Tämä tutkielma toteutettiin kuvailevana tapaustutkimuksena, johon osallistui kolme suomalaista englannin kielen opettajaa kolmelta eri koulutasolta. Aineisto kerättiin observoimall…
Varhaisessa CLIL-opetuksessa olevien oppilaiden käsityksiä kielitaidosta ja vieraan kielen käytöstä
2022
Tässä artikkelissa paneudutaan varhain alkaneessa CLIL-opetuksessa opiskelleiden oppilaiden käsityksiin kielitaidosta. Tutkimukseen osallistuneet oppilaat (N=41) opiskelivat englannin- ja ranskankielisessä CLIL-opetuksessa 2. vuosiluokalla. Tutkimuksemme aineistona olivat oppilaiden piirtämät kuvat tilanteista, joissa he kertoivat tarvittavan tai käytettävän vierasta kieltä. Lisäksi oppilaat saivat selittää kuviaan kirjallisesti kolmen lisäkysymyksen avulla. Aineisto analysoitiin visuaalisen analyysin ja sisällönanalyysin keinoin. Tulokset osoittavat, että oppilaiden kielitaitokäsitykset olivat moniäänisiä ja yhdistelmä perinteisiä ja modernimpia kielikäsityksiä. Yhtäältä oppilaat kuvasivat…
Study of explicit instruction and structured inquiry methods on knowledge acquisition and conceptual change in science learning
2013
International audience; This study compares two pedagogical methods: explicit instruction and structured inquiry methods. We question the effectiveness of the two learning methods to acquire scientific knowledge and to modify learner conceptions. Do explicit instruction and structured inquiry methods have the same impact on the learning of science? If not, why?The results of this work show that explicit instruction and structured inquiry methods increase strongly acquisition of knowledge and improve weakness conception.So these two methods are same positive effects on acquisition of scientific knowledge but they are also the same negative results on evolution of conceptions because the conc…
Developing mixed methods research in sport and exercise psychology: potential contributions of a critical realist perspective
2020
Notwithstanding diverse opinions and debates about mixing methods, mixed methods research (MMR) is increasingly being used in sport and exercise psychology. In this paper, we describe MMR trends within leading sport and exercise psychology journals and explore critical realism as a possible underpinning framework for conducting MMR. Our meta-study of recent empirical mixed methods studies published in 2017–2019 indicates that eight (36%) of the 22 MMR studies explicitly stated a paradigmatic position (five drew on pragmatism, two switched paradigms between qualitative and quantitative elements of the study, and one was situated in relativist-interpretivism). The remaining 14 (64%) studies d…
Unwanted Literal Translation: An Underdiscussed Problem in International Achievement Studies
2012
In international achievement studies, a common test is typically used which is translated into the languages of the participating countries. For the test to be valid, all the translations and different-language test versions need to be equally difficult to read and answer. An underestimated and underdiscussed threat to this validity is unwanted literal translation. This paper discusses the problem of unwanted literal translation in international achievement studies. It defines what is meant by unwanted literal translation and explains why it is a threat to the validity of international achievement studies and why it is so difficult to avoid. It also discusses problems there have been when t…
The English language teacher as a motivator
2008
Tämän proseminaari-työn tarkoitus oli tutkia, miten suuri vaikutus englanninopettajalla on oppilaidensa opiskelumotivaatioon sekä selvittää, mitkä motivointitekniikat oppilaat kokevat tehokkaimmiksi tavoiksi nostaa omaa opiskelumotivaatiotaan. Opiskelumotivaatio määrittelee sen, miksi opiskelemme sekä sen, miten määrätietoisesti ja innokkaasti haluamme oppia. Opiskelumotivaatiota on tutkittu laajalti eri näkökulmista, myös kieltenopetuksessa, ja sen lisäämiseen on laadittu monia opettamistekniikoita. Tämä tutkimus kuitenkin tarkasteli noita opettamistekniikoita oppilaiden näkökulmasta, täydentäen siten aiempaa tutkimusta. Viitekehyksenä tutkimuksessa käytettiin pääasiassa kolmea eri teosta,…
Will Second Life Help Me Survive in Italy?
2010
This paper aims at sharing the experience we had in the design and implementation of a short pilot course of Italian in Second Life® (SL). The paper will provide a description of the course mentioning preliminary findings, discussed in relation to the theories adopted by the two researchers. The paper is the result of the course, La Lingua in gioco: dire, fare e giocare in SL, that had a strong focus on the development of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) and Oral Language Proficiency and was aimed at a group of third-level Irish students of Italian in the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), who will spend the third year of their degree in Italy (Erasmus programme). SL was used…