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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
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Autio, Ossi – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2023
Technology is affecting our lives more and more. It has consequences to every human being, and we find ourselves faced with both positive and negative aspects of technology. Certainly, this has an effect on our attitudes towards technology. In this study, we tried to find out if there have been any changes in attitudes towards technology among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Preadolescents, Early Adolescents
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Rautanen, Pihla; Soini, Tiina; Pietarinen, Janne; Pyhältö, Kirsi – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2021
The aim of this research was to study the dynamics of fourth graders' perceived social support for schoolwork and to examine how this support contributes to their study engagement. Social support was hypothesised to be positively associated with higher levels of study engagement. Moreover, social support from teachers and guardians was…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Grade 4, Preadolescents
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Kyttälä, Minna; Sinkkonen, Hanna-Maija; Kõiv, Kristi – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
This study explores the level of congruency between students' ratings of their own emotional and behavioral strengths and difficulties, and their teachers' ratings of these factors, when compared amongst two neighboring countries, Estonia and Finland. Secondly, it investigates the level of agreement between sixth grade students' ratings and their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 6, Preadolescents
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Autio, Ossi – Journal of Technology Education, 2016
There has been technology as long as there have been human beings. We can suppose that technology was as indispensable in the past as it is now. However, nowadays, the great speed at which technological changes come and new techniques are introduced is even more evident. Technology is affecting our lives more and more. It has consequences to every…
Descriptors: Handicrafts, Technology, Attitude Change, Student Attitudes
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Ubani, Martin; Tirri, Kirsi – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2006
The purpose of this study is to investigate how Finnish pre-adolescents perceive religion and spirituality. The participants of the study are 12- to 13-year-old Grade 6 pupils (N=102). The pupils were asked to give their meanings of religion and spirituality. The data includes over 700 written expressions on the two concepts. The qualitative…
Descriptors: Christianity, Humanism, Religion, Early Adolescents