Browsing by Subject "pedagoginen toimijuus"

Aims. This research is based on the sociocultural background, which sees learning as an interactive process with the community. Learning affects both the community and the individual, who is building his identity through learning and interaction. Previous studies indicate, that sense of belonging increases commitment and agency. In this research I followed pupils for few days in Poikkilaakso elementary school, where the pupils were teaching each other. The event was called 'I Teach' -day. In this research I am pointing out the skills that this kind of event develops in pupils and what are the effects to the pedagogical community. The students were involved planning the event and their own teaching as well as the realization of the lesson. The pupils also gave feedback of the 'I Teach' –day. Methods. The data was collected using simulated recall –method, which was extended by theme interview. There were 13 interviewees, of which four were adults and teachers and nine were pupils aged 9 to 12. The interviews were transcripted and systematically analysed. When all the data was collated I made the analysis and brought some theoretical interpretation to the analysis. Results and conclusions. The event was encouraging pupils to become active agents, who take responsibility for their own learning and others by planning, creating, giving feedback and developing teaching. The frames of the event, which were given pupils by the teachers, gave the possibility to develop skills in agency. The creative culture was prerequisite for developing of pedagogical agency. Pedagogical agent takes responsibility of learning with others, and strives for development of the community of learning.