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Phonological Strategies and Peer Scaffolding in Digital Literacy Game-Playing Sessions in a Finnish Pre-Primary Class
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Kulju, Pirjo; Mäkinen, Marita – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2021
This study explored what kinds of phonological strategies are used by children and how they scaffold each other while they solve tasks in a digital literacy game. The theoretical basis of this study lies in Vygotsky's thoughts on the role of social interaction in learning and in the concept of peer scaffolding. The data included eight videotaped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Phonology, Peer Teaching, Video Technology
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward--An Educator's Experiences from a Learning Study of Basic Mathematics in Preschool Special Education
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Bjorklund, Camilla – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
The purpose of this study is to describe the developmental benefits emerging from the theoretical approach variation theory of learning, and the implementation of learning study in preschool. An educator specialized in educating children with special needs participates in a project aiming to enhance mathematics teaching. The analysis of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Special Needs Students, Learning Theories, Educational Practices
Broadening the Horizon: Toddlers' Strategies for Learning Mathematics
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Bjorklund, Camilla – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2010
The aim of this study is to analyse and discuss those strategies for learning that are essential for toddlers' development of an understanding of basic aspects of mathematics. Analysis focuses on authentic episodes where toddlers aged one to three are interacting with other people. The settings chosen for the qualitative analysis emanate from a…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Qualitative Research, Toddlers, Mathematics Achievement
Students' Assessments of Music Learning Experiences from Kindergarten to University
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Ruismäki, Heikki; Tereska, Tarja – British Journal of Music Education, 2008
This article reports on a retrospective study of Finnish pre-service elementary teachers' assessments of their musical experiences in nursery school and elementary and secondary school and real-time study of their experiences in teacher training. The participants (N = 590) had received musical instruction in five age groups (4-6 years, 7-12 years,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Preschool Education
Teachers' Perceptions of Boys' and Girls' Shared Activities in the School Context: Towards a Theory of Collaborative Play
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Hyvonen, Pirkko – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2008
The Finnish educational system and curricula lay emphasis on play, collaboration and equality. Modern educational practices allow the learning environment to be enlarged from indoor classrooms to outdoor playful learning environments (PLEs). PLEs have been constructed in schoolyards in Finland with the goal of increasing learning through play in…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Play, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
From Bogey Mountains to Funny Houses: Children's Desires for Play Environment
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Hyvonen, Pirkko; Kangas, Marjaana – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2007
This study answers the following questions: "In what kinds of environments do preschool children want to play?" and "In what kinds of environments do boys and girls want to play?" Methodologically, the study draws on grounded theory, with data collected among Finnish preschoolers through creation sessions consisting of 15…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Play, Physical Activities, Females