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Valtonen, Teemu; Eriksson, Miikka; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Tahvanainen, Ville; Turunen, Anni; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Kukkonen, Jari; Sointu, Erkko – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This research continues the tradition of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) studies aimed at better understanding the development of pre-service teachers' TPACK. The aim of the study is to show what are the areas of TPACK that pre-service teachers perceived as important and relevant for them, from a teacher training course. This…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Valtonen, Teemu; Kukkonen, Jari; Kontkanen, Sini; Mäkitalo-Siegl, Kati; Sointu, Erkko – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
The aim of this paper is to provide insights into differences between pre-service teachers based on the areas of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) and the areas of theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in the context of using information and communication technology in education. The target group consisted of 267 first-year…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technological Literacy, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
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Valtonen, Teemu; Sointu, Erkko Tapio; Kukkonen, Jari; Häkkinen, Päivi; Järvelä, Sanna; Ahonen, Arto; Näykki, Piia; Pöysä-Tarhonen, Johanna; Mäkitalo-Siegl, Kati – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
This study focuses on Finnish pre-service teachers' perceptions of their twenty-first century skills, especially their learning strategies, collaboration and teamwork, as well as knowledge and attitudes related to ICT in education. The target group consist of 263 first-year pre-service teachers from three universities. The results outline how…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Information Technology
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Kukkonen, Jari; Dillon, Patrick; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Hartikainen-Ahia, Anu; Keinonen, Tuula – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
Scaffolding helps the novice to accomplish a task goal or solve a problem that otherwise would be beyond unassisted efforts. Scaffolding firstly aims to support the learner in accomplishing the task and secondly in learning from the task and improving future performance. This study has examined pre-service teachers' experiences of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Kukkonen, Jari; Keinonen, Tuula – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2014
This paper focuses on describing the effects of scaffolding on the student teachers' learning process. The scaffolding is based on using information and communication technology in the PROFILES Three Stage Model; Scenario, Inquiry and Decision-making Stages. Six hours of medicine education intervention is conducted as a part of the student…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Intervention, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Learning Processes
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Valtonen, Teemu; Pontinen, Susanna; Kukkonen, Jari; Dillon, Patrick; Vaisanen, Pertti; Hacklin, Stina – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2011
The research reported here is concerned with a critical examination of some of the assumptions concerning the "Net Generation" capabilities of 74 first-year student teachers in a Finnish university. There are assumptions that: (i) Net Generation students are adept at learning through discovery and thinking in a hypertext-like manner…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Learning Modules, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
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Valtonen, Teemu; Hacklin, Stina; Dillon, Patrick; Vesisenaho, Mikko; Kukkonen, Jari; Hietanen, Aija – Computers & Education, 2012
This article focuses on personal learning environments (PLEs). The idea with PLEs is to put students in a more central position in the learning process by allowing them to design their own learning environments and by emphasising the self-regulated nature of the learning. This study describes the structure, functions and challenges of PLEs made by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Information Technology