Asko Tolvanen

Asko Tolvanen

Professor
Unit
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Room number
RUU C220
Email
asko.j.tolvanen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408053537
Postal address
Alvar Aallon katu 9
Fields of science
516 Educational sciences

Biography

My interest/expertize is to apply and develope structural equation modelling, multilevel modelling and mixture modelling.

Research interests

Tutkimukseni on soveltavaa tilastotiedettä joka auttaa käytännön tutkimuksissa esiintyvien ongelmien ratkaisemisessa. Esimerkkeinä ratkaisu jolla monitasoaineistossa pystytään estimoimaan epälineaarinen kasvukäyrä ja tutkimus latenttien ryhmien lukumäärän arvioinnissa parhaiten toimivista kriteereistä.

Publications

Publication
2026

Student Perceived Agency in Higher Education

Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice.
Vaara, Elina
Jääskelä, Päivikki
Tolvanen, Asko
Arvaja, Maarit
Eskola, Anne
Vasalampi, Kati
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Research groups

Research group

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research InterLearn

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research 2022–2029
Research group

InterLearn – Research team of psychology

Within the CoE, the specific aim of the research team of psychology is to study longitudinally links between children's learning and mental wellbeing.
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STAIRWAY – From Primary School to Secondary School study research group

The research group aims to broaden our understanding of the individual- and environment-related factors that promote learning, school well-being and successful educational transitions. The longitudinal study follows a community sample of about 850 Finnish
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Resource and Stress Factors in Parenthood (Vanhemmuuden Voimavara- ja Kuormitustekijät; VoiKu)

The research group is interested in parenthood and the well-being of families and parents.
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Research group

Winning in the Long Run

We do research on sports psychology

Projects

DETECT-google gemini ai
Project

DETECT - Learning for detection and processing of disinformation

The project explores the skills of secondary school students to detect disinformation, related factors and develops pedagogical methods for detecting disinformation.
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Project

Resetting the Aging Clock with Exercise (AGE-X)

This project investigates associations of biological aging and lifestyles, especially physical activity, utilizing genetically controlled twin designs.
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Project

LISE

Physical activity follow-up study LISE
Opiskelijat yliopiston päärakennuksen aulassa
Project

Conceptualising and promoting student agency in university studies (StudyAgent)

Student agency in higher education
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Who is Excluded from Gender Equality in Elite Sport: A Transdisciplinary Study of Generational Culture Shifts in Sporting Ambition, Parenting, and Identity (SportEX)

A Transdisciplinary Study of Generational Culture Shifts in Sporting Ambition, Parenting, and Identity
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Project

Winning in the Long Run: Towards a Psychosocial Sustainability of Adolescent Dual Careers

Dual career research project