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Jari Lavonen
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Defining a Process in a Creative and Co-Operative Technology Education Course
Ossi Autio; Jari Lavonen
Journal on School Educational Technology Vol. 1, No. 2 (2005) pp. 57–65
Historically, technology educators have chosen the creation of products or projects as a means to teach technological concepts. Although it is true that technology is most commonly known by its products, in most educational situations technology is...
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How Teaching Practices Are Connected to Student Intention to Enrol in Upper Secondary School Physics Courses
Kalle Juuti; Jari Lavonen
Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 34, No. 2 (2016) pp. 204–218
Background: In developed countries, it is challenging for teachers to select pedagogical practices that encourage students to enrol in science and technology courses in upper secondary school. Purpose: Aiming to understand the enrolment dynamics,...
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Designing a User-Friendly Microcomputer-Based Laboratory Package through the Factor Analysis of Teacher Evaluations
Jari Lavonen; Kalle Juuti; Veijo Meisalo
International Journal of Science Education Vol. 25, No. 12 (December 2003) pp. 1471–1487
In this study we analyse how the experiences of chemistry teachers on the use of a Microcomputer-Based Laboratory (MBL), gathered by a Likert-scale instrument, can be utilized to develop the new package "Empirica 2000." We used exploratory factor...
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Learning to Apply Models of Materials While Explaining Their Properties
Tiia Karpin; Kalle Juuti; Jari Lavonen
Research in Science & Technological Education Vol. 32, No. 3 (2014) pp. 340–351
Background: Applying structural models is important to chemistry education at the upper secondary level, but it is considered one of the most difficult topics to learn. Purpose: This study analyses to what extent in designed lessons students learned ...
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Implementation of ICT strategies in teacher education and the skills of mathematics and science teachers
Veijo Meisalo; Jari Lavonen; Matti Lattu; Kalle Juuti; Jarkko Lanmpiselkä
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4026–4033
The change of ICT skills of student teachers is analysed over a period of time from when ICT strategies were implemented in teacher education. In 1995 students had problems even with the use of e-mail, a medium which five years later had become very ...
Topics: Teachers, Students, Information Communication Technologies
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A Professional Development Project for Improving the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Science Teaching
Jari Lavonen; Kalle Juuti; Maija Aksela; Veijo Meisalo
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 15, No. 2 (July 2006) pp. 159–174
This article describes a professional development project aiming to develop practical approaches for the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) into science education. Altogether, 13 two-day face-to-face seminars and...
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An ICT Strategy for Teacher Education: A Case Study on a Collaborative Process from Visions to Implementation
Matti Lattu; Jari Lavonen; Kalle Juuti; Veijo Meisalo
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 1720–1726
To create an information and communication technologies (ICT) strategy and a plan for its implementation for teacher education, we created a collaborative process to discuss the values of an information society and their relations to teacher...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Information Communication Technologies
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Adoption of ICT in Science Education: A Case Study of Communication Channels in a Teachers' Professional Development Project
Kalle Juuti; Jari Lavonen; Maija Aksela; Veijo Meisalo
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education Vol. 5, No. 2 (2009) pp. 103–118
This paper analyses the use of various communication channels in science teachers' professional development project aiming to develop versatile uses for ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in science teaching. A teacher network was...
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Concretising the programming task: a case study in a secondary school
Jari M. Lavonen; Veijo P. Meisalo; Matti Lattu; Erkki Sutinen
Computers & Education Vol. 40, No. 2 (2003) pp. 115–135
Empirica Control (EC) is a visual programming platform designed primarily for technology education. Students can use EC's visual tools to construct programs for controlling technological processes or systems, as well as to show graphical...
Language: English
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Students’ interest and experiences in physics and chemistry related themes: Reflections based on a ROSE-survey in Finland
Jari Lavonen; Reijo Byman; Anna Uitto; Kalle Juuti; Veijo Meisalo
Themes in Science and Technology Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (2008) pp. 7–36
Interest in physics and chemistry topics and out-of-school experiences of Finnish secondary school students (n=3626, median age 15) were surveyed using the international ROSE questionnaire. Based on explorative factor analysis the scores of six out...
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Problem Solving with an Icon Oriented Programming Tool: A Case Study in Technology Education
Jari M. Lavonen; Matti Lattu; Veijo P. Meisalo
Journal of Technology Education Vol. 12, No. 2 (2001) pp. 21–34
Finnish eighth graders used computer control software to find creative solutions to technological problems. The learning environment encouraged problem-centered and creative approaches. More systematic teaching of programming skills before problem...
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Strategy-Based Development of Teacher Educators' ICT Competence through a Co-operative Staff Development Project
Jari Lavonen; Matti Lattu; Kalle Juuti; Veijo Meisalo
European Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 29, No. 2 (May 2006) pp. 241–265
An ICT strategy and an implementation plan for teacher education were created in a co-operative process. Visions and expectations of staff members and students were registered by questionnaires and by making notes during sessions in which the...
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The Importance of Pupils' Interests and Out-of-School Experiences in Planning Biology Lessons
Anna Uitto; Kalle Juuti; Jari Lavonen; Veijo Meisalo
Science Education Review Vol. 7, No. 1 (2008) pp. 23–27
How to make learning more interesting is a basic challenge for school education. In this Finnish study, the international ROSE questionnaire was used to survey, during spring of 2003, the relationship between interest in biology and out-of-school...
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Integrating the light and dark sides of student engagement using person-oriented and situation-specific approaches
Katariina Salmela-Aro; Julia Moeller; Barbara Schneider; Justina Spicer; Jari Lavonen
Learning and Instruction Vol. 43, No. 1 (June 2016) pp. 61–70
This study contributes to the research on student engagement in three ways: 1) by combining questionnaire and situational measures of engagement using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM), 2) by applying a demands-resources model to describe the...
Language: English