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Finnish Students' Enjoyment and Anxiety Levels during Fitness Testing Classes
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Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Salin, Kasper; Lahti, Jukka; Sääkslahti, Arja; Tolvanen, Asko; Watt, Anthony; Jaakkola, Timo – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: Fitness testing is a commonly applied learning and teaching practice implemented in both secondary and elementary school physical education (PE). Many teachers believe that by using a variety of different tests, they are able to provide students with feedback regarding their fitness status, and furthermore, increase students'…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns
An International Perspective on Digital Literacy: Results from ICILS 2023
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Julian Fraillon, Editor – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2024
This book presents the first results from the third cycle of the IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2023). This study investigated how young people are prepared for life in a world where the capacity to use computers and digital information responsibly, safely, and effectively is essential. The study reports on data…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Communications
Examining the Differences of Linear Systems between Finnish and Taiwanese Textbooks
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Yang, Der-Ching; Lin, Yung-Chi – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between Finnish and Taiwanese textbooks for grades 7 to 9 on the topic of solving systems of linear equations (simultaneous equations). The specific textbooks examined were TK in Taiwan and FL in Finland. The content analysis method was used to examine (a) the teaching sequence, (b)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Textbook Evaluation, Grade 7
Defining and Measuring Psychomotor Performance
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Autio, Ossi – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2007
Psychomotor performance is fundamental to human existence. It is important in many real world activities and nowadays psychomotor tests are used in several fields of industry, army, and medical sciences in employee selection. This article tries to define psychomotor activity by introducing some psychomotor theories. Furthermore the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Measurement Techniques, Theories, Correlation
Processing Habits and Second Language Learning: Students' Self-Evaluation of Their Learning.
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Knubb-Manninen, Gunnel – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1994
Analyzes students' conscious second-language learning activity and language problems students themselves recognize. Students answered a questionnaire regarding their learning habits. Successful and less successful language learners did not differ from each other in their general approach to learning. High achievers excelled at studying alone. (23…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis
Affective Properties of Open and Closed Vocabulary Tasks in Individualistic and Cooperative Learning Situations.
Julkunen, Kyosti – 1990
A study was conducted using 292 sixth-graders (aged 12) and 301 eighth-graders (aged 14) from nine comprehensive schools in Joensuu, Finland to examine the effective properties of closed and open English vocabulary tasks in individualistic and cooperative learning situations. The report is based on a larger study "Situation- and Task-Specific…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language)