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Download full textHaatainen, Outi; Aksela, Maija – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Project-based learning (PBL) is a promising teaching method for integrated science education that has gained momentum in educational research and curriculum reforms, especially as a method to enhance 21st century skills and connected worldview. How teachers implement PBL greatly affects students' content understanding and development of skills.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Science Education, Teacher Attitudes
Vartiainen, Jenni; Aksela, Maija – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2019
Homes have remarkable possibilities to act as science learning environments for young children (3 - 6 years old). This qualitative case study investigated what kind of support parents need to do online science activities with their children at home. Data consisted of parent's theme interviews (n=7). As a main result, a model of parents' need for…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Video Technology, Family Environment, Parent Attitudes
Kousa, Päivi; Aksela, Maija – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2019
The aim of this case-study was to understand how chemistry teachers experience their work in diverse classes where the needs of differentiated teaching practices are constantly growing. The deeper intention was to perceive new information in order to develop supportive methods that could better correspond to teachers' reality. Eight voluntary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Instruction
Aksela, Maija – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2019
The aim of this case study is to demonstrate how a co-design approach could be used within design-based research (DBR) with diverse multi-stakeholders in the LUMA1 ecosystem to promote social creativity towards novel student-based solutions and pedagogical innovations. As a case, a national LUMA2020 development program (2019-2020), organized by…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Educational Innovation, Science Education, National Curriculum
Mutanen, Justus; Aksela, Maija – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2018
Science competitions, such as the International Biology Olympiad, are non-formal education targeted to upper secondary school students with high abilities. However, there is little knowledge about what is the relevance of training for a science competition. In this study, Finnish Biology Olympiad training participants were researched in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonformal Education, Science Education, Biology
Halonen, Julia; Aksela, Maija – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2018
Non-formal science education means goal-oriented learning outside of school. The use of out of school learning environments (e.g. science camps) has been found to increase motivation and interest in natural sciences. In this study, the relevance of non-formal science education in science camps has been analyzed from the perspectives of children…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Science Education, Outcomes of Education, Summer Science Programs
