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Rakhat, Berikbol; Kuralay, Bekbolatova; Akmaral, Smanova; Zhanar, Nebessayeva; Miyat, Dzhanaev – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2021
The aim of this study was to determine the examination of the researches about the use of technology by fine arts teachers. The study was conducted according to the content and citation analysis model. In this context, Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection indexes were included. In the document scanning in the WOS environment, the keywords 'Fine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Art Education, Fine Arts
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Kaleva, Satu; Pursiainen, Jouni; Hakola, Mirkka; Rusanen, Jarmo; Muukkonen, Hanni – International Journal of STEM Education, 2019
Background: Despite the increasing need for STEM skills, to date, the connection between STEM subject choices and their impact on students' educational pathways has not been widely studied. Focusing on the mathematics choice (basic/advanced/no mathematics), a large register dataset that covered students admitted to Finnish universities during…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, College Bound Students, High School Graduates
Liu, Huacong – OECD Publishing, 2018
This study uses the PIAAC data to examine the relationships between education system characteristics (e.g. early tracking and vocational education orientation) and distributions of adult numeracy skills. It also investigates the effects of postponing the tracking age and easing university access for students on a vocational track on the average…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Surveys, International Assessment, Educational Change
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2016
This annual report shows how fee and support systems (including grants and loans) work in higher education in Europe. It provides both a comparative overview of fees and financial support available to full-time students in 2016/17, and also includes individual country sheets outlining the main elements of national systems. In particular, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Fees, Grants
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Mononen, Riikka; Aunio, Pirjo – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2014
Evidence-based practice is highly appreciated and demanded in the field of education, especially in relation to extra support provided for children struggling with learning. Currently, there is a lack of intervention studies in the area of mathematics. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a short mathematics intervention programme on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Elementary School Students
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Saaristo, Vesa; Kulmala, Jenni; Raisamo, Susanna; Rimpelä, Arja; Ståhl, Timo – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2014
Finnish national data sets on schools (N = 496) and pupils (N = 74,143; 14-16 years) were used to study whether a systematic documenting policy for the violations of school smoking bans was associated with pupils' smoking and their perceptions on the enforcement of smoking bans. Attending a school with a systematic documenting policy was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Smoking, Documentation, School Policy
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Yli-Piipari, Sami; Kokkonen, Juha – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
The study examined the role of motivation in students' performance and engagement in elementary and middle school physical education. Cross-lagged relationships between performance and engagement were investigated across Grades 6-9. A total of 763 (365 girls, 398 boys) Finnish school students (11- to 12-year old) were followed across three years.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Expectation
OECD Publishing, 2013
This first "OECD Skills Outlook" presents the initial results of the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), which evaluates the skills of adults in 22 OECD member countries and two partner countries. The PIAAC survey was designed to provide insights into the availability of some key skills and how they are used at work and at home through the…
Descriptors: International Studies, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Skill Analysis
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Andone, Diana; Dron, Jon; Pemberton, Lyn; Boyne, Chris – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2007
While most existing online learning environments cater for needs identified during the 1990s, a new generation of digital students has emerged in the developed world. Digital students are young adults who have grown up with digital technologies integrated as an everyday feature of their lives. Digital students use technology differently, fluidly…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups