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Vuopala, Essi; Guzmán Medrano, Diego; Aljabaly, Mariam; Hietavirta, Dora; Malacara, Lourdes; Pan, Chunxiao – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2020
This study investigated students' perspectives on working and studying within a maker culture context. Participants were fifth-grade students (n = 18) in a Finnish elementary school who worked on a fabrication project for five days. The data consisted of student questionnaires (n = 18), group presentations (n = 5) and the final fabrication…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Student Satisfaction
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Vuopala, Essi; Hyvönen, Pirkko; Järvelä, Sanna – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Despite the numerous studies on social interaction in collaborative learning, little is known about interaction forms in successful computer-supported collaborative learning situations. The purpose of this study was to explore and understand student interaction in successful collaborative learning during a university course which was mediated by…
Descriptors: Interaction, Cooperative Learning, Computer Uses in Education, College Students
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Heikkilä, Anni-Sofia; Vuopala, Essi; Leinonen, Teemu – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2017
Design in educational contexts is a relatively new topic. The basic idea of design and design-driven education is that students and teachers participate together in the planning, implementation and evaluation of learning projects. However, how design-driven education should be carried out in practice is yet to be established. Therefore, the aim of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Design, Qualitative Research, Teacher Attitudes