Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
| Foreign Countries | 7 |
| Learner Engagement | 7 |
| Grade 6 | 6 |
| Correlation | 4 |
| Academic Achievement | 3 |
| Adolescents | 3 |
| Elementary School Students | 3 |
| Emotional Response | 3 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Models | 3 |
| Student Attitudes | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Scandinavian Journal of… | 2 |
| Cambridge Journal of Education | 1 |
| International Educational… | 1 |
| Journal of Learning… | 1 |
| Journal of Teaching in… | 1 |
| Social Psychology of… | 1 |
Author
| Pietarinen, Janne | 2 |
| Pyhältö, Kirsi | 2 |
| Soini, Tiina | 2 |
| Ulmanen, Sanna | 2 |
| Ahonen, Timo P. S. | 1 |
| Eklund, Kenneth M. | 1 |
| Hietajärvi, Lauri | 1 |
| Kiuru, N. | 1 |
| Kiuru, Noona H. | 1 |
| Kokkonen, Juha | 1 |
| Lerkkanen, M.-K. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 7 |
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Middle Schools | 6 |
| Intermediate Grades | 5 |
| Junior High Schools | 5 |
| Secondary Education | 5 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 7 | 3 |
| Grade 9 | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
| Finland | 7 |
| France | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Program for International… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkVuorinen, Kaisa; Hietajärvi, Lauri; Uusitalo, Lotta – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Previous research has shown that there is a link between usage of strengths and various positive outcomes, such as finding meaning and happiness in life. In our present study, we aimed to find out how usage of strengths is connected to general happiness with school-related factors as mediating variables. 418 Finnish students aged 10-16 filled a…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Psychological Patterns, Correlation, Models
Sainio, Petra J.; Eklund, Kenneth M.; Ahonen, Timo P. S.; Kiuru, Noona H. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
The present study examines associations between learning difficulties (LD), academic emotions, and academic achievement among 845 Grade 6 adolescents (455 girls, 390 boys). Reading difficulties (RD) and math difficulties (MD) were identified based on tested reading and math skills in the fall semester of Grade 6. At this time, the students also…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Adolescents, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns
Virtanen, T. E.; Vasalampi, K.; Kiuru, N.; Lerkkanen, M.-K.; Poikkeus, A.-M. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Following approximately 1,800 Finnish children, this longitudinal study examined the associations between students' perceived social support (teacher-student relationships, family support, and peer support), behavioral engagement, cynicism towards school, and academic achievement during the transition from primary to lower secondary school. After…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Student Adjustment, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Ulmanen, Sanna; Soini, Tiina; Pietarinen, Janne; Pyhältö, Kirsi – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2016
This study explores the complexity of emotionally engaging schoolwork among students by analysing the interrelation between the affective and the social dimensions of emotional engagement. The data were collected from 78 Finnish sixth-grade (aged 12-13 years) and 89 eighth-grade (aged 14-15 years) students using picture tasks. The results show…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Response, Learner Engagement, Grade 6
Ulmanen, Sanna; Soini, Tiina; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Pietarinen, Janne – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2014
This study explores strategies students use to construct their academic engagement in the social environment of school. The study is based on group interview data collected from 161 sixth (78) and eighth (83) grade students. Students reflected both engaging and disengaging episodes. Data were content analysed. The results show that students…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Environment, Social Environment, Grade 6
Yli-Piipari, Sami; Kokkonen, Juha – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
The study examined the role of motivation in students' performance and engagement in elementary and middle school physical education. Cross-lagged relationships between performance and engagement were investigated across Grades 6-9. A total of 763 (365 girls, 398 boys) Finnish school students (11- to 12-year old) were followed across three years.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Expectation
Download full textStamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection
