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Silinskas, Gintautas; Torppa, Minna; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2020
We investigated the extent to which home literacy activities during the preschool year would predict the development of children's language and literacy skills in primary school, in a highly transparent Finnish language. Also, the correlates of maternal literacy activities during preschool were examined. Literacy and language skills of 1,880…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Models, Learning Activities
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Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Kiuru, Noona – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
Classroom research has typically focused on the role of teaching practices and the quality of instruction in children's academic performance, motivation and adjustment--in other words, classroom interactions initiated by the teacher. The present article presents a model of classroom interactions initiated by the child, that is, the notion that a…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Student Characteristics, Student Behavior, Teaching Methods
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Nurmi, Jari-Erik – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Attempts to integrate recent models of social systems based on age and cognitive personality research with research on adolescence. Presents a conceptual model of how adolescents set personal goals, construct cognitive strategies, and evaluate their success in an age-graded sociocultural context. Discusses future directions for research based on…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development