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Mård, Nina – Education 3-13, 2021
Multidisciplinary education is being increasingly introduced into many countries' curricula. In Finland, the national curriculum of 2014 made multidisciplinary education mandatory in basic education. This case study investigates how history teaching is perceived and implemented within a multidisciplinary module in a Finnish primary school. Data…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Elementary School Curriculum, Foreign Countries
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Sneck, Sirpa; Järvelä, Sanna; Syväoja, Heidi; Tammelin, Tuija – Education 3-13, 2022
This study investigated pupil experiences and perceptions of two kinds of classroom-based physically active math lessons during the Moving Maths programme in a Finnish primary school context. Qualitative data were gathered in focus group interviews with 16 nine-year-old pupils. Pupils in the group with physically active breaks during math lessons…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Mathematics Education
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Mykkänen, Arttu; Perry, Nancy; Järvelä, Sanna – Education 3-13, 2017
The aim of this study was to investigate how finnish students explain factors that contribute to their achievement in classroom learning activities and whether these factors are related to support of self-regulated learning (SRL) in classroom. Over seven weeks, 24 primary school students were videotaped during their typical classroom activities in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Class Activities, Academic Achievement
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Jaatinen, Riitta Elina – Education 3-13, 2015
The present article introduces diversity (educational, social and multicultural) of children as a resource in language teaching. Two English teachers with a total of 105 children of their language classes participated in the teaching experiment that was part of a nationwide research and development project in Finland. The aim was to develop…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Cultural Differences
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Cremin, Teresa; Glauert, Esme; Craft, Anna; Compton, Ashley; Stylianidou, Fani – Education 3-13, 2015
In the light of the European Union's interest in creativity and innovation, this paper, drawing on data from the EU project Creative Little Scientists (2011-2014), explores the teaching and learning of science and creativity in Early Years education. The project's conceptual framework, developed from detailed analysis of relevant literatures,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Creative Teaching, Creativity