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Tatiana, Shubina; Hanna, Järvenoja; Kristiina, Mänty; Jouni, Peltonen; Sanna, Järvelä – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2022
This study explored the situational interest and emotional valence of 13-year-old students (N = 94) participating in a five-session science course. The relationship between students' situational interest and emotional valence and their individual interest was also studied. During each session, students participated in a collaborative learning…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Cooperative Learning, Science Instruction
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Loukomies, Anni; Juuti, Kalle; Lavonen, Jari – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Pupils' interest has been one of the major concerns in science education research because it can be seen as a gateway to more personalised forms of interest and motivation. However, methods to investigate situational interest in science teaching and learning are not broadly examined. This study compares the pupils' observed situational interest…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Interests
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Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Mutanen, Mika – Computers & Education, 1998
Examines the ways in which the collaborative use of a multimedia-based CD-ROM encyclopedia in a sixth-grade Finnish classroom fosters science learning. Results show that students' activities during task-processing were highly procedural and product-oriented. Students had inefficient skills in accessing and retrieving information from the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology, Grade 6