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Laine, Joakim; Korhonen, Tiina; Hakkarainen, Kai – Cogent Education, 2023
The purpose of the present study was to examine primary school students' learning experiences with immersive virtual reality (I-VR). Traditional education practices are failing to inspire new cohorts of young people who have grown up with digital culture based on active participation. Given this development, the pedagogic use of I-VR systems…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Preadolescents
Jukka Lehtonen; Eveliina Puutio; Suvi Pihkala; Tuija Huuki – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
Sexuality education is important for children's well-being, peer relationships and safety, yet pre-teenagers and their diverse experiences have remained largely overlooked within the field. In Finland, the national curriculum obliges schools to prevent sexual harassment and homo- and transphobic violence, to provide knowledge on gender diversity,…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Early Adolescents, Knowledge Level
Halme, Hilma; Trezise, Kelly; Hannula-Sormunen, Minna M.; McMullen, Jake – Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2022
Mathematics anxiety hinders students' mathematical achievement already in primary school, but research on its effects beyond whole number knowledge is limited. The main aim of the current study is to examine how state and trait mathematics anxiety relate to performance across five tasks that are relevant for the development of mathematics in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Symbols (Mathematics)
Laakso, Mari; Fagerlund, Åse; Pesonen, Anu-Katriina; Figueiredo, Rejane A. O.; Eriksson, Johan G. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
The current experience sampling study examined the change in distinct daily positive and negative emotions of 136 students (aged 10-12) participating in the Flourishing Students program. Students completed smartphone-based questionnaires covering emotions, daily activities, and social context at eight semi-random intervals for six days. Using a…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Intervention, Gender Differences
Jukka Sivola; Vesa Närhi; Asko Tolvanen; Tuomo Virtanen; Hannu Savolainen – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
The outcomes of studies on the effectiveness of special education (SE) remain unclear. There are only a few studies on the effects of SE that have used advanced methodology to minimise the influence of potential selection bias. This study examined the plausible effects of SE on students' affective and motivational outcomes using a…
Descriptors: Special Education, Affective Behavior, Outcomes of Education, Grade 5
Kreeta Niemi; Jaana Minkkinen; Anna-Maija Poikkeus – Educational Review, 2024
The present study focuses on views of Finnish basic education students on open and flexible learning environments and the extent to which these views are associated with students' liking of school. The data were based on an online questionnaire containing both structured ratings and open-ended questions filled out by primary school students (n =…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Maria Rönn-Liljenfeldt; Christel Sundqvist; K. Ström; Johan Korhonen – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
This study examined how Finnish primary school students perceive teachers' roles and responsibilities, their own learning and participation, and the social climate during co-taught lessons. Data were collected through a web-based questionnaire among primary school students (N = 242) from grades four to six from Finnish schools where Swedish is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
Tiina Korhonen; Noora Laakso; Aino Seitamaa; Visajaani Salonen; Netta Tiippana; Jari Lavonen; Kai Hakkarainen – Cogent Education, 2024
Digital fluency is a central 21st-century competence. Schools are responsible for ensuring that all students cultivate sophisticated sociodigital competences and mindsets needed for studying and collaborating through and around technology and overcoming digital challenges encountered. Although some schools have successfully integrated digital…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Student Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics
Vuorinen, 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
Ikävalko, Minna; Sointu, Erkko; Lambert, Matthew C.; Viljaranta, Jaana – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
Students' self-perceptions are a foundation for educational and psychosocial development. In order to investigate self-perceptions, we need to recognise the preconceptions (e.g. doubts and confidence) students hold about themselves. In this study, we examined 10-16-year-old students' (N=599) self-perceptions from the viewpoints of the sources of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Self Management, Age Differences, Elementary School Students
Vuorinen, Kaisa; Erikivi, Anne; Uusitalo-Malmivaara, Lotta – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2019
Positive education aims at making strengths visible in every learner. This paper presents one of the few structured positive education interventions in Finnish inclusive classrooms. Our controlled 16-week intervention in 11 inclusive classes (from 4th to 6th graders, age 10-13 years, N[subscript interv] = 175 including 17 students with SEN having…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Inclusion, Student Participation
Pedagogical Framework for Cultivating Children's Data Agency and Creative Abilities in the Age of AI
Juho Kahila; Henriikka Vartiainen; Matti Tedre; Eetu Arkko; Anssi Lin; Nicolas Pope; Ilkka Jormanainen; Teemu Valtonen – Informatics in Education, 2024
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) topics into K-12 school curricula is a relatively new but crucial challenge faced by education systems worldwide. Attempts to address this challenge are hindered by a serious lack of curriculum materials and tools to aid teachers in teaching AI. This article introduces the theoretical foundations and…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Data, Children, Creativity
Palmu, Iines R.; Määttä, Sami J.; Närhi, Vesa M.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2023
This longitudinal study examined how two externalising behaviour problems, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CDs), are associated over time with low motivation (MAS), and how these problems effect academic performance. In our cross-lagged analysis, we found reciprocal effects between ADHD symptoms and MAS…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Academic Achievement, Prediction
Minttu Vänttinen; Leila Kääntä – Classroom Discourse, 2024
This study investigates the multimodal construction of blame attributions in peer interaction during digital tasks in English as a Foreign Language classrooms. Drawing on multimodal conversation analysis (CA), we examine how the force of blamings is manifested in and through the variety of resources used, and the role of digital devices in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 4
Salmenkivi, Eero; Kasa, Tuija; Putkonen, Niina; Kallioniemi, Arto – Human Rights Education Review, 2022
In this article we examine the profiling of human rights and children's rights in religious education (RE) and its secular alternative in Finland. We use the term 'worldview education' to describe the combination of these subjects. We analyse what kinds of human rights and ethical issues are raised in Finnish worldview education. One specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Childrens Rights, Religious Education