Research group on mathematics and science education

Overview

Core fields of research

Learning, teaching and interaction

Research areas

JYU.Edu

Interactive and technologically enhanced learning environments

Education, teaching and interventions

Learning, learning difficulties and factors affecting learning

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Research group description

We research the learning and teaching of mathematics and science from multiple perspectives. We have especially concentrated on the interaction during learning.

Current

Projects

Related projects

Project

Nanokoulu

Nanokoulu edistää luonnontieteen ja tekniikan oppimista.

Members

Members

Markus Hähkiöniemi

Senior Lecturer

Sinikka Kaartinen

Lecturer

Laura Ketonen

Grant researcher, conducting grant-funded research

Anna-Leena Kähkönen

University Teacher

Anssi Lindell

Senior Lecturer

Pasi Nieminen

Senior Lecturer

Salla Skyttä

Postdoctoral Researcher

Niilo Huuhka

Doctoral Researcher

External members

Antti Lehtinen

Senior lecturer

University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics

Publications

Publications

Publication

2013

Available through Open Access

Does using a visual-representation tool foster students’ ability to identify forces and construct free-body diagrams?

Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research.

Savinainen, Antti

Mäkynen, Asko

Nieminen, Pasi

Viiri, Jouni

Publication

2013

Gender differences in learning of the concept of force, representational consistency, and scientific reasoning

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education.

Nieminen, Pasi

Savinainen, Antti

Viiri, Jouni

Publication

2013

Learning the core ideas of scanning probe microscopy by toy model inquiries

Nanotechnology Reviews.

Lindell, Anssi

Kähkönen, Anna-Leena

Publication

2013

Available through Open Access

Pre-service mathematics teachers' profiles of asking probing questions

Annual symposium of the Finnish Mathematics and Science Education Research Association. Tutkimuksia / Jyväskylän yliopisto, opettajankoulutuslaitos.

Hähkiöniemi, Markus

Publication

2013

Probing student explanation

Proceedings of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Proceedings of the PME Conference. International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.

Hähkiöniemi, Markus

Publication

2013

Available through Open Access

Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference of Finnish Mathematics and Science Education Research Association = Matematiikan ja luonnontieteiden opetuksen tutkimusseuran konferenssijulkaisu 2012

Tutkimuksia / Jyväskylän yliopisto, opettajankoulutuslaitos.

Hähkiöniemi, Markus

Leppäaho, Henry

Nieminen, Pasi

Viiri, Jouni

Publication

2013

Available through Open Access

Representational consistency and the learning of forces in upper secondary school physics

Jyväskylä studies in education, psychology and social research. University of Jyväskylä.

Nieminen, Pasi

Publication

2013

Available through Open Access

Suomi menestyi kansainvälisissä fysiikkaolympialaisissa

Dimensio.

Mäntysaari, Heikki

Franti, Lasse

Kähkönen, Anna-Leena

Ilmavirta, Joonas

Pitkänen, Vesa

Lindell, Anssi

Väisänen, Matti

Hartikainen, Hans

Publication

2013

Available through Open Access

Teacher-assisted open problem solving

Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education.

Hähkiöniemi, Markus

Leppäaho, Henry

Francisco, John

Publication

2013

Teacher's reflections on experimenting with technology-enriched inquiry-based mathematics teaching with a preplanned teaching unit

The Journal of Mathematical Behavior.

Hähkiöniemi, Markus

Publication

2013

Teaching and evaluation materials utilizing multiple representations in mechanics

Physics Education.

Savinainen, Antti

Nieminen, Pasi

Mäkynen, Asko

Viiri, Jouni

Publication

2013

Ymmärtämisen kasvun rytmittäminen tutkivassa matematiikan oppimisessa

Kasvatus, Suomen kasvatustieteellinen aikakauskirja.

Hähkiöniemi, Markus

Hirvonen, Sami

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