ERIC Number: EJ1302550
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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'It Sounded Like Fun, That We Would Get to Go to the University.' Pupils Teaching ICT to Peers: A Case Study of Finnish Media Agents
Maaranen, Katriina; Kynäslahti, Heikki
Technology, Pedagogy and Education, v30 n2 p257-269 2021
This study reports a practical experiment involving young pupils, their teachers and university students, named the Media Agent project. The purpose of the project was for the university students to teach the schoolchildren new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills, which they then would teach to other pupils and teachers at their own schools. The theoretical framework consists of students' pedagogical thinking and the concept of agency within the new Finnish Basic Education Curriculum (2014). By interviewing 18 pupils, the authors aimed to find out what their experiences of this project had been. In this qualitative study they used thematic analysis. The main themes that emerged from the data were (1) Media Agent; (2) the teaching event; and (3) impact. The results were very positive, although we also need to be somewhat critical towards them.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Experience, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, Information Technology, Technological Literacy, Grade 4, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Peer Teaching, Student Motivation, Student Role, Preservice Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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