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Granström, Mikk; Härma, Eliis; Kikas, Eve – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
The aim of this study was to explore how pre- and in-service teachers (N = 346) evaluate different learning strategies for six scenarios, and how they justify their answers. Results showed that teachers mostly evaluate strategies found to be effective in previous empirical studies as more effective and they can provide proper scientific…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Learning Strategies, Preservice Teachers, Vignettes
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Silinskas, Gintautas; Kikas, Eve – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The present study examined the longitudinal associations between children's perceptions of parental involvement in math homework (control and support) and their math performance and motivation (task-persistent homework behavior and math self-concept). Children (n = 512) reported their perceptions concerning parental involvement in sixth-grade math…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Mathematics Instruction, Homework, Foreign Countries
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Kikas, Eve; Soodla, Piret; Mägi, Katrin – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of the study was to examine whether students' linguistic skills and task-avoidant behavior (i.e., the child-related factors) and the mean level of academic skills (reading comprehension and math) of classmates (i.e., the class-related factor) are associated with teacher judgments of children's reading comprehension and math skills. The…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Student Behavior, Reading Skills, Mathematics Skills
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Kikas, Eve; Pakarinen, Eija; Soodla, Piret; Peets, Kätlin; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
This study examined associations between classroom-level reading fluency, comprehension, interest in reading, and teaching practices. Participants were 466 children from 21 classrooms. Reading fluency and interest were assessed at the beginning and end of Grade 1, reading comprehension at the end of Grade 1. Teaching practices were observed with…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Interests, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students