Browsing by Author "Puttonen, Heidi"

Study . The aim of this study was to explore student's experience from a course of University of Helsinki, where teaching - learning environment was to activate students. The teaching and assessment methods of the course may be described as exceptional and even innovational, in the university context. The theoretical framework had three point-of-views: 1) factors related to the student, 2) factors related to the teaching - learning environment, and 3) the relationship between the student and the teaching – learning environment. The key concept of this study are students approach to learning, self-regulation of learning, student-centered teaching- learning environment, student's experiences, and frictions between student and teaching – learning environment. Methods. The data was collected by Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education in spring 2010 by interviewing 14 students in University of Helsinki. The data was analyzed by using person-oriented approach and content analysis. Five different profiles were identified: 1) Students with problems at the beginning of the course, 2) Motivated students, 3) Stable students 4) Insecure students and 5) Independent students. Conclusions. The results imply that students experience the same teaching – learning environment in different ways. The course experiment is result from student's skills and teaching - learning environments factors and their different combinations. Study also imply that according to students, teaching-learning environment should be designed so that student-centered teaching methods and teacher's support are in balance. Students experience is also changing during the course and even after which should be considered when collecting the feedback.