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Polycontextuality and Boundary Crossing in Expert Cognition: Learning and Problem Solving in Complex Work Activities.
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Engestrom, Yrjo; And Others – Learning and Instruction, 1995
Two features of a new horizontal conceptualization of expertise are explored. Polycontextuality refers to the multiple ongoing tasks apparent in expert work, and boundary crossing is considered as a cognitive process that characterizes much expertise. Three case studies, one in a Finnish elementary school, illustrate these concepts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level
Causal Predominance of Cognitions in Disturbed Affects among Finnish Primary School Teachers.
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Rajala, Raimo – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1990
A putative causal relationship of cognitions to affects in different phases of teachers' stress cycles was studied for 414 elementary school teachers in Finland. Results provide only negligible support for the causal predominance of cognitions in disturbed affects; the opposite seemed to prevail. Implications for teacher satisfaction are…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Causal Models, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
The Situated Dynamics of Peer Group Interaction: An Introduction to an Analytic Framework.
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Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Mutanen, Mika – Learning and Instruction, 1999
Introduces a descriptive system of analysis of peer-group interaction that consists of a three-dimensional analysis of peer-group interaction by focusing on the functions of verbal interaction and the nature of cognitive processing and social processing. Twenty 12-year-old students from one Finnish classroom participated in the study. Empirical…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Arithmetical Processes and Strategies: Their Relationship with Study Achievement, Motivation and Attitudes = Aritmeettiset Prosessit ja Strategiat: Yhteydet Matematiikan Opintomenestykseen, Opiskelumotivaatioon ja Asenteisiin. Tampereen Yliopiston Hameenlinnan Opettajankoulutuslaitos. Julkaisu No. 10.
Keranto, Tapio – 1983
Three factors associated with arithmetical processes (sequence skills, arithmetical strategies, and information processing capacity) were measured in individual interviews with 35 first-grade pupils, aged 7.6 to 8.6, in one Finnish school. Mathematics achievement was determined from information supplied by teachers. Attitudes were assessed twice,…
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Computation
Man and Nature: Cognitive and Emotional Elements in the Views of Twelve-Year-Old Schoolchildren.
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Aho, Leena – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Studied viewpoints of 12-year-old Finnish students concerning the relation between man and nature and their own relation toward the natural world. Examined the cognitive level of thought processes, emotional considerations, and experiences shown in pupils' opinions. Found social, socio-economical, ecological, and ethical considerations had greater…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making Skills, Ecology, Elementary Education
Processes and Strategies in Solving Elementary Verbal Multiplication and Division Tasks: Their Relationship with Piaget Abilities, Memory Capacity Skills and Rational Number = Ratkaisuprosessit ja Strategiat Perustavissa Sanallisissa Kerto-ja Jakolaskutehtavissa: Tutkimus Kerto-ja Jakolaskutaitojen Yhteyksista Piaget-Kykyihin, Muistikapasiteettiin, Lukujono-taitoihin Seka Rationaalilukukasitteeseen. Tampereen Yliopiston Hameenlinnan Opettajankoulutuslaitos Julkaisu No. 11.
Keranto, Tapio – 1984
The processes and strategies used by Finnish second graders in solving verbal multiplication and division tasks were investigated, and the relationship of these processes and strategies to Piagetian abilities, memory capacity skills, and rational number concepts was charted. Three categories of strategies were classified: operations based on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Division, Educational Research
The Nature of Students' Sociocognitive Activity in Handling and Processing Multimedia-based Science Material in a Small Group Learning Task.
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Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Salovaara, Hanna; Mutanen, Mika – Instructional Science, 2001
Describes a case study of Finnish elementary school students that investigated their sociocognitive processes in a multimedia-based science learning task. Discusses students' strategic activity and social interaction while using a multimedia CD-ROM science encyclopedia and suggests that more attention should be paid to instructional design and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries