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View article: Promoting Young Science Education Researchers through a Series of International Seminars
Promoting Young Science Education Researchers through a Series of International Seminars Open
The aim of this study is to learn how a series of 3-day international seminars, emphasizing networking, and an academic writing, reviewing, and leading discussions, supports PhD students’ professional learning and development by providing …
View article: Climate competencies for real-life action: developing a master level course "Living with changing climate"
Climate competencies for real-life action: developing a master level course "Living with changing climate" Open
In order to effectively mitigate, adapt to and benefit from climate change, society needs climate expertise. To enhance professional climate action competencies and to educate students in climate-informed decision making a new master-level…
View article: Optimal Learning Moments in Finnish and US Science Classrooms: A Psychological Network Analysis Approach
Optimal Learning Moments in Finnish and US Science Classrooms: A Psychological Network Analysis Approach Open
Engagement can be situative and, when it occurs, a number of experiences will co-occur. The present study examined the co-occurred experiences of optimal learning moments (OLM), a type of situated engagement, using the novel network analys…
View article: Promoting university students' situational engagement in online learning for climate education
Promoting university students' situational engagement in online learning for climate education Open
Disengagement in online learning is known to pose a risk to student learning and wellbeing. In this paper, we first introduce the development and implementation process of a set of online university climate education courses aimed at enhan…
View article: Sign of the Times
Sign of the Times Open
This paper discusses the significance of school curricula in reflecting societal priorities and needs, focusing on the incorporation of computational thinking (CT) in Nordic national curricula. Our point of departure is that the preparedne…
View article: Supporting career awareness through job shadowing and industry site visits
Supporting career awareness through job shadowing and industry site visits Open
Under the SciCar project (scicar.eu), job shadowing and site visit activities were organised in science and science education research laboratories in order to support science teacher educators and PhD students in science education, having…
View article: How do students of different self-efficacy regulate learning in collaborative design activities? An epistemic network analysis approach
How do students of different self-efficacy regulate learning in collaborative design activities? An epistemic network analysis approach Open
Introduction Students' self-regulation skills and self-efficacy are linked to performance and are considered essential for lifelong learning. Understanding these skills and their development is crucial for educational success and long-term…
View article: What is the association between schoolwork-related anxiety and science literacy proficiency? A comparison between Southeast Asia and Northwest Europe
What is the association between schoolwork-related anxiety and science literacy proficiency? A comparison between Southeast Asia and Northwest Europe Open
What is the shape of the association between schoolwork-related anxiety (SRA; sometimes referred to as “test anxiety”) and science literacy proficiency (SLP)? Prior results in some areas (e.g., Flanders) have showed an inverse linear relat…
View article: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY CURRICULA AND TEXTBOOKS IN NIGERIA AND FINLAND – A COMPARATIVE CO-OCCURRENCE NETWORK ANALYSIS
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY CURRICULA AND TEXTBOOKS IN NIGERIA AND FINLAND – A COMPARATIVE CO-OCCURRENCE NETWORK ANALYSIS Open
We examined the association between curriculum standards and biology textbooks from Nigeria and Finland based on the components of scientific literacy (SL), namely scientific knowledge and competences, learning contexts, and attitudes towa…
View article: Creating Transformative Research–Practice Partnership in Collaboration with School, City, and University Actors
Creating Transformative Research–Practice Partnership in Collaboration with School, City, and University Actors Open
Traditional educational research has been criticized for the gap between the research and practice communities, meaning that outcomes do not transfer to educational praxis. To meet this challenge, policymakers, funders, and researchers are…
View article: Sociodigital practices, competences, mindsets, and profiles of Finnish students before and after the COVID-19 distance learning period
Sociodigital practices, competences, mindsets, and profiles of Finnish students before and after the COVID-19 distance learning period Open
Digital fluency is a central 21st-century competence. Schools are responsible for ensuring that all students cultivate sophisticated sociodigital competences and mindsets needed for studying and collaborating through and around technology …
View article: Climademy: The Erasmus+ Climate Change Teachers’ Academy 
Climademy: The Erasmus+ Climate Change Teachers’ Academy  Open
Climademy is the Erasmus+ Climate Change Teachers’ Academy, which aims to provide a comprehensive framework where educators can learn how to teach the next generation of European citizens about climate change drivers, impacts and mit…
View article: Climate Change Competence Needs in the Society
Climate Change Competence Needs in the Society Open
The role of geoscientists is evolving in response to the changing world and the crises we are facing. Geoscientists, whom some of us authors identify as, possess crucial insight into phenomena of existential relevance. However, we seem to …
View article: Instant Video Blogging as a Tool for Students to Unveil Academic Emotions in Learning Situations
Instant Video Blogging as a Tool for Students to Unveil Academic Emotions in Learning Situations Open
Recognizing students’ learning-related emotions and taking them into consideration are important pedagogical tools for teachers. Taking students’ views into account promotes their participation. In this study, instant video blogging (IVB) …
View article: PREDICTING SITUATIONAL INTEREST BY INDIVIDUAL INTEREST AND INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN PHYSICS LESSONS: AN EXPERIENCE SAMPLING APPROACH
PREDICTING SITUATIONAL INTEREST BY INDIVIDUAL INTEREST AND INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN PHYSICS LESSONS: AN EXPERIENCE SAMPLING APPROACH Open
Enhancing interest in physics learning has been an important component of education policy and policy implementation for decades. However, in many countries, student interest in physics has not increased. The aim of this study was to predi…
View article: Completing the progression establishing an international baseline of primary, middle and secondary students’ views of scientific inquiry
Completing the progression establishing an international baseline of primary, middle and secondary students’ views of scientific inquiry Open
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View article: The Switch to Distance Teaching and Learning in Finland During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020–2022) Went Technically Well but Was Emotionally Challenging
The Switch to Distance Teaching and Learning in Finland During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020–2022) Went Technically Well but Was Emotionally Challenging Open
In this chapter, we analyze and discuss teaching, learning and well-being in Finnish education during the COVID-19 pandemic between Spring 2020 and Fall 2022. First, we analyze the preconditions, such as teachers’ and students’ digital com…
View article: Fostering computational thinking through unplugged activities: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Fostering computational thinking through unplugged activities: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis Open
Unplugged activities as a low-cost solution to foster computational thinking (CT) skills seem to be a trend in recent years. However, current evidence of the effectiveness of unplugged activities in promoting students’ CT skills has been i…
View article: Learning science through a collaborative invention project in primary school
Learning science through a collaborative invention project in primary school Open
The study examines students’ disciplinary learning in physics and interdisciplinary science learning opportunities that students encounter during a collaborative invention project. Thirteen student teams (aged 11 to 12, N = 46) designed an…
View article: Engaging Students in Scientific Practices in a Remote Setting
Engaging Students in Scientific Practices in a Remote Setting Open
The goal of science education has shifted from teaching scientific concepts to facilitating students’ active role in making sense of phenomena through engaging in scientific practices (SPs). While engaging in scientific practices, students…
View article: Domains and origins of information and knowledge encountered by pre-service teachers during professional experiences in Helsinki and Johannesburg
Domains and origins of information and knowledge encountered by pre-service teachers during professional experiences in Helsinki and Johannesburg Open
This article reports the results of a study on the domains and origins of information and knowledge that primary pre-service teachers utilised during their professional experiences in teaching schools at the University of Helsinki (UH) and…
View article: Agency and Transformative Potential of Technology in Students’ Images of the Future
Agency and Transformative Potential of Technology in Students’ Images of the Future Open
Various current trends in education highlight the importance of pedagogies that address societal and environmental questions while preparing and inspiring students to take action. Meanwhile, how we view the future influences how we act, an…
View article: FEDORA. Excerpts from essays, transcript of interviews and group discussions on students' future perception. Part 2: Essays, Finland.
FEDORA. Excerpts from essays, transcript of interviews and group discussions on students' future perception. Part 2: Essays, Finland. Open
Version 1.0. Related to https://zenodo.org/record/4734161 Changes: README added to this description page. Description This matrix, presented in two formats (.xlsx and .csv), contains an English-language dataset (translated from original Fi…
View article: FEDORA. Excerpts from essays, transcript of interviews and group discussions on students' future perception. Part 2: Essays, Finland.
FEDORA. Excerpts from essays, transcript of interviews and group discussions on students' future perception. Part 2: Essays, Finland. Open
Version 1.0. Related to https://zenodo.org/record/4734161 Changes: README added to this description page. Description This matrix, presented in two formats (.xlsx and .csv), contains an English-language dataset (translated from original Fi…
View article: Tension Patterns in Finnish Teacher Education – Recruitment, Reform and Relevance
Tension Patterns in Finnish Teacher Education – Recruitment, Reform and Relevance Open
In this chapter, tension patterns and development opportunities within Finnish teacher education are examined. We have chosen to focus the analysis on the recruitment of student teachers, the relationship between theory and practice and me…
View article: New Materialist Network Approaches in Science Education: A Method to Construct Network Data from Video
New Materialist Network Approaches in Science Education: A Method to Construct Network Data from Video Open
Lately, new materialism has been proposed as a theoretical framework to better understand material-dialogic relationships in learning, and concurrently network analysis has emerged as a method in science education research. This paper expl…
View article: Approaches to Student Evaluation in Invention Pedagogy
Approaches to Student Evaluation in Invention Pedagogy Open
This chapter introduces approaches for the evaluation of students' learning process and learning outcomes during an invention project. Based on various pieces of research in the field, the authors recommend that diagnostic, formative, summ…