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2. The Role of Individual Interest and Future Goals during the First Years of University Studies
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Mikkonen, Johanna, Ruohoniemi, Mirja, and Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari
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In this study, 28 university students from two different fields--the humanities and veterinary medicine--were interviewed. The aim was to explore the role of individual interest and future goals during the first two years of university study through retrospective interviews. The results showed that, while support from the learning environment was necessary, in most cases study had to some degree been based on individual interest. A heavy workload was found to hinder interest-based studying in veterinary medicine, whereas clear future goals helped these students to remain committed. Even though individual interest played an important role in the humanities, a lack of future goals diminished students' commitment to their studies.
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- 2013
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3. 'I Study because I'm Interested': University Students' Explanations for Their Disciplinary Choices
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Mikkonen, Johanna, Heikkila, Annamari, Ruohoniemi, Mirja, and Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari
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This article explores how new university students in three different fields of study--arts, law and veterinary medicine--explain their own disciplinary choices (n = 536). Despite the differences between the study fields, the new students' answers often included the word "interest". Because interest is linked to high-quality learning, the students seem to have a good starting point for their studies. On the other hand, the students use the concept of interest in several contexts, which may reflect diverse usage of the construct as well as different levels of interest development. On the basis of student expressions, five subcategories specifying the level of interest were identified. The study shows that it is possible to identify aspects of individual interest from the rather short written explanations of disciplinary choices. (Contains 2 tables.)
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- 2009
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4. Teaching Tip—Studying to Become a Veterinarian: A Course for Student Support
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Ruohoniemi, Mirja, primary, Mikkonen, Johanna, additional, Salomäki, Riitta, additional, Hänninen, Laura, additional, Heikkilä, Annamari, additional, and Ryhänen, Sanna, additional
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- 2017
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5. Interest in university studies : Its role and relation to other motivational variables
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Mikkonen, Johanna, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education, Helsingin yliopisto, käyttäytymistieteellinen tiedekunta, käyttäytymistieteiden laitos, Helsingfors universitet, beteendevetenskapliga fakulteten, institutionen för beteendevetenskaper, Murtonen, Mari, Lindblom-Ylänne, Sari, and Ruohoniemi, Mirja
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This dissertation empirically explored interest as a motivational force in university studies, including the role it currently plays and possible ways of enhancing this role as a student motivator. The general research questions were as follows: 1) What role does interest play in university studies? 2) What explains academic success if studying is not based on interest? 3) How do different learning environments support or impede interest-based studying? Four empirical studies addressed these questions. Study 1 (n=536) compared first-year students explanations of their disciplinary choices in three fields: veterinary medicine, humanities and law. Study 2 (n=28) focused on the role of individual interest in the humanities and veterinary medicine, fields which are very different from each other as regards their nature of studying. Study 3 (n=52) explored veterinary students motivation and study practices in relation to their study success. Study 4 (n=16) explored veterinary students interest experience in individual lectures on a daily basis. By comparing different fields and focusing on one study field in more detail, it was possible to obtain a many-sided picture of the role of interest in different learning environments. Questionnaires and quantitative methods have often been used to measure interest in academic learning. The present work is based mostly on qualitative data, and qualitative methods were applied to add to the previous research. Study 1 explored students open-ended answers, and these provided a basis for the interviews in Study 2. Study 3 explored veterinary students portfolios in a longitudinal setting. For Study 4, a diary including both qualitative and quantitative measures was designed to capture veterinary students interest experience. Qualitative content analysis was applied in all four studies, but quantitative analyses were also added. The thesis showed that university students often explain their disciplinary choices in terms of interest. Because interest is related to high-quality learning, the students seemed to have a good foundation for successful studies. However, the learning environments did not always support interest-based studying; Time-management and coping skills were found to be more important than interest in terms of study success. The results also indicated that interest is not the only motivational variable behind university studies. For example, future goals are needed in order to complete a degree. Even so, the results clearly indicated that it would be worth supporting interest-based studying both in professionally and generally oriented study fields. This support is important not only to promote high-quality learning but also meaningful studying, student well-being, and life-long learning. Opettajat ja vanhemmat ovat tienneet pitkään, että oppilaat ovat kiinnostuneempia joistakin oppiaineista kuin toisista ja että mikäli kiinnostusta löytyy, oppiminenkin sujuu usein paremmin. Muutaman viimeisen vuosikymmenen aikana kiinnostuksen merkitystä on alettu aktiivisemmin tutkia erilaisissa akateemisissa ympäristöissä. Tulosten perusteella tutkijat ovat yhtä mieltä siitä, että kiinnostus on yhteydessä etenkin oppimisen laatuun. Se on oppimisen taustalla oleva voima, joka selittää opintomenestystä ja asiantuntijaksi kehittymistä. Yliopisto-opiskelijat selittävät usein koulutusalansa valintaa nimenomaan kiinnostuksella. Jos itse opiskelu pohjautuu kiinnostukseen, opiskelijoilla on hyvät lähtökohdat laadukkaaseen oppimiseen. PsM Johanna Mikkosen väitöskirja kuitenkin osoittaa, ettei yliopisto aina tue opiskelijoiden henkilökohtaiseen kiinnostukseen pohjautuvaa opiskelua. Väitöskirjan tutkimuskysymykset olivat: 1) Millainen rooli kiinnostuksella on yliopisto-opinnoissa? 2) Mikä selittää opinnoissa etenemistä ja menestymistä, jos opiskelu ei pohjaudu kiinnostukseen? ja 3) Miten erilaiset oppimisympäristöt tukevat kiinnostukseen pohjautuvaa opiskelua? Tutkimusta varten koottiin aineistoa Helsingin yliopiston eläinlääketieteellisen ja humanistisen tiedekunnan opiskelijoilta. Opiskelu näissä kahdessa tiedekunnassa on luonteeltaan hyvin erilaista: eläinlääketiedettä opiskellaan vuosikursseittain valmiin lukujärjestyksen pohjalta kun taas humanistisessa opiskelu on perinteisesti vapaampaa. Tulosten perusteella vahva henkilökohtainen kiinnostus lievitti sitä tulevaisuuteen liittyvää epävarmuutta, joka hankaloittaa humanistisen alan opiskelijoiden sitoutumista opintoihinsa. Eläinlääketieteessä opiskelijoilla puolestaan oli selkeä tavoite valmistua eläinlääkäriksi. Opintomenestystä selitti kuitenkin pikemminkin hyvä ajanhallinta ja sopeutuminen oppimisympäristöön kuin kiinnostus. Kova työmäärä ja valmiiksi pureskeltu opetusohjelma ohjasi opiskelijoita ulkokohtaiseen suorittamiseen. Mikkosen väitöskirjan tulokset osoittavat, että kiinnostuksen roolia yliopisto-opiskelussa on tärkeää tukea. Vaikka akateemiset tutkinnot eivät voi rakentua ainoastaan opiskelijoita henkilökohtaisesti kiinnostavista sisällöistä, tehokkuusvaatimukset eivät saisi johtaa ulkokohtaisen suorittamisen ylikorostumiseen. Hyvin kehittynyt henkilökohtainen kiinnostus on ominaista sellaisille akateemisille asiantuntijoille, jotka eivät ainoastaan tunne syvällisesti omaa alaansa vaan jotka kykenevät uuden tiedon tuottamiseen ja oman alansa rajojen rikkomiseen. Siksi kiinnostukseen pohjautuva opiskelu on tarpeen sekä ammattiorientoituneilla että yleisemmin orientoituneilla aloilla. Opiskelijoiden henkilökohtaisen kiinnostuksen kehittymistä voi tukea ohjaamalla heitä pohtimaan omia kiinnostuksen kohteitaan. Heille voi tarjota mahdollisuuksia omiin valintoihin ja aktiiviseen työskentelyyn kiinnostuksen kohteiden parissa. Tällaisen omaehtoisen opiskelun tukeminen ei ole tärkeää vain laadukkaan oppimisen näkökulmasta; kiinnostus liittyy myös siihen, mikä on opiskelijalle omakohtaisesti tärkeää ja merkityksellistä. Siksi kiinnostukseen pohjautuva opiskelu on yhteydessä mielekkääseen opiskeluun, opiskelijoiden hyvinvointiin ja elinikäiseen oppimiseen.
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- 2012
6. How Do Veterinary Students' Motivation and Study Practices Relate to Academic Success?
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Mikkonen, Johanna, primary and Ruohoniemi, Mirja, additional
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- 2011
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7. Enhancing quality with a research-based student feedback instrument: a comparison of veterinary studentsâ learning experiences in two culturally different European universities
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Mirja Ruohoniemi, Johanna Mikkonen, Anna Parpala, Monica Forni, Ruohoniemi, Mirja, Forni, Monica, Mikkonen, Johanna, Parpala, Anna, Helsinki In Vivo Animal Imaging Platform (HAIP), Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Teaching and Learning Services, Education of Education, Sari Lindblom-Ylänne, Department of Education, and The Centre for University Teaching and Learning (HYPE)
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Value (ethics) ,Evidence-based practice ,Higher education ,040301 veterinary sciences ,media_common.quotation_subject ,education ,Education ,0403 veterinary science ,approaches to learning ,university ,Cultural diversity ,Quality (business) ,media_common ,Self-efficacy ,Medical education ,business.industry ,4. Education ,05 social sciences ,050301 education ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Quality assurance ,teaching-learning environment ,HowULearn ,516 Educational sciences ,Comparative education ,business ,Psychology ,0503 education ,self-efficacy - Abstract
This paper explores the value of a research-based student inventory from the quality assurance point of view in two culturally different European higher education institutions for veterinary education. Perceived heavy workload is a well-known problem in veterinary studies and is a challenge to the quality of learning. First- and third-year students in both institutions responded to an inventory consisting of items regarding their approaches to learning, self-efficacy, study workload and the teaching-learning environment. There were differences in studentsâ approaches to learning and perceived workload between the two institutions. In both contexts, the strongest predictor of the workload turned out to be the surface approach to learning. Self-efficacy showed a positive correlation with the deep approach to learning and organised studying. The strengths of the teaching-learning environment varied between the institutions. Moreover, the present study discusses how the gained information could be used in improving the teaching-learning environment and studentsâ learning.
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- 2017
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