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Kõrghariduses võib õppeaine õpikeskkonda kirjeldada õppejõu õpetamisviisi kaudu. Varasemad uurimused on kirjeldanud sisu- ja õppimiskeskset õpetamisviisi ning nende põimumist. Uurimused, mis on keskendunud üliõpilaste kirjeldatud õppimist toetavate ja takistavate õpikeskkonna elementidele, ei selgita, kuidas need on seotud õppejõu sisu- või õppimiskeskse õpetamisviisiga konkreetse õppeaine kontekstis. Samas on õppeaine arendamise seisukohast oluline seda seost mõista. Selle artikli eesmärk on tuua välja seoseid õppejõudude kirjeldatud õpetamisviisi ning üliõpilaste kirjeldatud õppimist toetavate ja takistavate õpikeskkonna elementide vahel just õppeaine tasandil. Artikkel tugineb mitme õppeaine uuringule, kus intervjueeriti kolme õppeaine õppejõudu ja üliõpilasi. Andmete kvalitatiivsest analüüsist selgub, et üliõpilased ei taju õpetamisviiside põimumist alati õppimist takistavana. Pigem takistavad üliõpilaste õppimist õppejõu ebaselged ootused ja üldsõnalised juhendid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent decades, a constructivist view of learning has triggered a change in teaching-learning environments (TLEs). Teacher-centred TLEs have been replaced by student-centred ones where the teachers' approaches to teaching are more learning- than content-focused. Previous research exploring the relationship between student-centred TLEs and the quality of learning has shown contradictory results. Previous studies also indicate that various elements of TLEs may influence students' learning. This study explored course-level types of elements, enhancing or hindering, related to TLEs, which the course students described. The TLEs of the courses varied because the teachers adopted different types of approaches to teaching. The data for this study were collected through semi-structured interviews with undergraduate students (N = 33) from three compulsory courses. The interviews were designed so that students could describe their perceptions of the course as well as their learning experiences and processes. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The results revealed that when the teacher employed a consonant learning-focused approach to teaching, the students perceived almost all elements of the TLE as enhancing. When the teacher's approach to teaching was identified as dissonant, the students perceived several elements of the TLE as hindering. This study revealed that inclusion of student-activating teaching-learning activities is important when designing TLEs, but that it is also crucial to design elements which guide and structure students' learning. Abbreviation: TLE: teaching-learning environment [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Teaching approaches in higher education are at the general level well researched and have identified not only the two broad categories of content-focused and learning-focused approaches to teaching but also consonance and dissonance between the aspects of teaching. Consonance means that theoretically coherent teaching practices are employed, but dissonance occurs when two broad approaches are combined. Previous studies researched teaching approaches at the general level, whereas the present study, researched approaches to teaching at the course level. Three university teachers were interviewed in depth about their teaching approach to one particular course. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. While previous studies have found that dissonance occurs between different aspects of teaching, this multi-case study revealed that dissonance can also be found within a single aspect. The present study suggests that neither content- nor learning-focused approaches to teaching are mutually exclusive and therefore may co-exist in individual teachers’ practices. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]