The book contains articles about outdoor education in kindergarten, student teacher lesson analysis skills, activities that bridge the theory-practice gap, an explanation for the variation in reading proficiency in the PISA, identity of academics in the university, and user experience evaluation systems for pupils with disabilities.

Tradition and Innovation in Education presents a number of articles that deal with topics as varied as outdoor education in Estonian kindergartens, student teacher lesson analysis skills, activities that bridge the theory-practice gap and the identity of academics in a changing university environment. In the light of PISA they also discuss how student awareness and the choice of different learning strategies explains the variation in reading proficiency. A user experience evaluation system is offered for pupils with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, while living, learning and discovery learning is presented as an approach to violin studies for beginners. The volume takes a new look at creativity as being discussed too much and losing its meaning.

Autorentext

Marika Veisson is Professor of Early Childhood Education and the Head of the Doctoral School at Tallinn University, Estonia. Airi Liimets is Professor of Philosophy and Sociology of Education at Tallinn University, Estonia. Pertti Kansanen is Professor Emeritus of Educational Science at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Edgar Krull is Professor of General Pedagogy at the Institute of Education, University of Tartu, Estonia.

Klappentext

«Tradition and Innovation in Education» presents a number of articles that deal with topics as varied as outdoor education in Estonian kindergartens, student teacher lesson analysis skills, activities that bridge the theory-practice gap and the identity of academics in a changing university environment. In the light of PISA they also discuss how student awareness and the choice of different learning strategies explains the variation in reading proficiency. A user experience evaluation system is offered for pupils with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, while living, learning and discovery learning is presented as an approach to violin studies for beginners. The volume takes a new look at creativity as being discussed too much and losing its meaning.

Inhalt

Contents: Lehte Tuuling/Aino Ugaste/Tiia un: The Use of Outdoor Learning from the Perspective of Preschool Teachers and Principals Kaja Oras/Sirje Sisask/Annela Liivat/Edgar Krull: One Approach to Developing Student Teacher Lesson Analysis Skills Inge Timotuk/Maarja Tinn: Design Research Methodology for Teacher Educators Learning and Curriculum Innovation Ülle Säälik/Jaan Mikk: Traditional and Advanced Learning Strategies Explaining the Reading Proficiency of Boys and Girls in Schools with Different Instructional Language Kristiina Krabi: Constructions of Academic Identity at University: Processes Taken-For-Granted Jana Kadastik: Evaluating the User Experience of Learning Tools, with a Focus on Pupils with PIMD: Using the Taxonomy of Behavioral Categories and Expert Assessments Laine Sepp/Airi Liimets: The Violin Studies for Beginners - in a Traditional Way or ? Lilian Reinmets: The Construct of Creativity - Lost in Meanings?