Search results for author:"Eija Pakarinen"
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Students' school performance, task-focus, and situation-specific motivation
Lars-Erik Malmberg; Eija Pakarinen; Kati Vasalampi; Jari-Erik Nurmi
Learning and Instruction Vol. 39, No. 1 (October 2015) pp. 158–167
Going beyond studies of individual differences in and profiles of students' motivation, we investigated situation-specific (intra-personal) experiences of autonomous (enjoyment, interest, and task choice) and controlled (having to do, and the...
Language: English
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Quality of educational dialogue and association with students’ academic performance
Heli Muhonen; Eija Pakarinen; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen; Helena Rasku-Puttonen
Learning and Instruction Vol. 55, No. 1 (June 2018) pp. 67–79
The study used a mixed-methods approach to examine the associations between the quality of educational dialogue and students' academic performance and to analyse what kinds of dialogic teaching patterns of different levels of quality can be...
Language: English
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Profiles of teaching practices and reading skills at the first and third grade in Finland and Estonia
Xin Tang; Eve Kikas; Eija Pakarinen; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen; Joona Muotka; Jari-Erik Nurmi
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 64, No. 1 (May 2017) pp. 150–161
The Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure was used to observe 91 first-grade and 70 third-grade teachers in Estonia and Finland. Using a person-oriented approach, four profiles of teaching practices were identified in grade 1: the child...
Language: English
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Scaffolding through dialogic teaching in early school classrooms
Heli Muhonen; Helena Rasku-Puttonen; Eija Pakarinen; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 55, No. 1 (April 2016) pp. 143–154
The present study examines what types of dialogic teaching patterns can be identified in the early school years, and how teachers scaffold children's participation and shared understanding through dialogic teaching. Thirty recorded lessons from...
Language: English
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Knowledge-building patterns in educational dialogue
Heli Muhonen; Helena Rasku-Puttonen; Eija Pakarinen; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 81, No. 1 (2017) pp. 25–37
This study aimed to examine knowledge-building patterns in Grade 6 educational dialogues. The data consisted of 20 video-recorded lessons from the classes taught by seven teachers, selected by using a latent profile analysis and examined with a...
Language: English
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Teacher-perceived supportive classroom climate protects against detrimental impact of reading disability risk on peer rejection
Noona Kiuru; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen; Eija Pakarinen; Martti Siekkinen; Timo Ahonen; Jari-Erik Nurmi
Learning and Instruction Vol. 22, No. 5 (October 2012) pp. 331–339
This study examined the role of a supportive classroom climate, class size, and length of teaching experience as protective factors against children's peer rejection. A total of 376 children were assessed in kindergarten for risk for reading...
Language: English
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Maternal homework assistance and children's task-persistent behavior in elementary school
Jaana Viljaranta; Gintautas Silinskas; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen; Riikka Hirvonen; Eija Pakarinen; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Jari-Erik Nurmi
Learning and Instruction Vol. 56, No. 1 (August 2018) pp. 54–63
The present study used a sample of 365 children to investigate the longitudinal associations between maternal homework assistance (i.e., help, monitoring, and autonomy granting) and children's task-persistent behavior in learning situations from...
Language: English