Browsing by Subject "fiktiivinen kirjallisuus"

Finnish children’s ability and eagerness to read has lately decreased. Technology is partly a reason for this decrease. Due to this problem, a need to maintain the conversation regarding the importance of reading was risen and a willingness to show by example how fictional literacy could be utilized in schools. The purpose of this study was to research how the constructivist learning theory appears in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone. The first book of the Harry Potter series was chosen to be analyzed because it is one of the most popular books in the world. Constructivist learning theory has a strong status in Finland and that is why it was decided to be set as the point of view in this study. It was recognized that the book might include another learning theory’s views on learning which is why also these findings tried to be highlighted. This study was a qualitative study and it used theory oriented content analysis as a research method. Theoretical framework was formed after the research planning. The study material was analyzed four times. The material which was analyzed contains 335 pages. Two main categories, learner and teaching, were generated after the analyzing rounds. These two categories consist from constructivist learning theory’s different concepts. The appearance of these chosen concepts were analyzed. According to the results, Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone manifested constructivist learning theory’s views on learning, learners and teachers. Especially they were highlighted in the learner category’s concepts. Those concepts which were under teaching category weren’t in accordance with constructivist learning theory. All in all the analyzed book seemed to speak on behalf of constructivist learning theory and it seemed to criticize other learning theories. In addition, this study showed how fictional literacy can be analyzed through scientific literacy and how fictional literacy can enrich our thinking. This is why the usage of fictional literacy beside school books should be seriously considered.