Study title

Teachers' Experiences of Teaching 3-5 Grades Mathematics in Innovative Learning Environments 2022

Dataset ID Number

FSD3864

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3864
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3864

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Alakoski, Riikka (University of Helsinki. Department of Education)

Abstract

The data consists of interviews where teachers describe their experiences of teaching mathematics in open educational environments with 3rd-5th graders. Some of the interviews were conducted as group interviews and some as individual interviews.

First, the interviewees were asked how long they had been teaching in open educational environments and what the open educational facilities of the school are like and how they are organised. This was followed by more detailed questions about teaching mathematics in open educational environments and how the educational environment is suited to teaching mathematics. The advantages and disadvantages of open educational environments compared to classroom-based teaching were also asked. Furthermore, the interviewee was asked about his/her adaptation to teaching mathematics in an open learning environment and was asked to reflect on an ideal educational environment for teaching mathematics. Finally, the interviewees were asked about the support they had received after moving to teaching in an open educational environment.

The background data include gender, profession and the type of the educational environment. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

Education; Educational environment; Educational facilities; Educational methods; Learning; Lessons; Mathematics; Teachers; Teaching

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Compulsory and pre-school education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Alakoski, Riikka (University of Helsinki. Department of Education)

Collection Dates

2022-09-01 – 2022-12-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Teachers of grades 3-5 teaching in schools in Finland in an innovative educational environment.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The teachers were selected for the survey by asking for volunteers from 3rd-5th grade teachers from schools in Finland with innovative educational environments.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

18 files in odt format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymised the data by removing the names of the interviewees and third persons, as well as the names of the schools and places mentioned in the interviews.

To ensure uniformity of anonymisation, the names of towns and schools were removed from the data at FSD. The anonymisation made by FSD are marked with [[double brackets]].

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Alakoski, Riikka (University of Helsinki): Teachers' Experiences of Teaching 3-5 Grades Mathematics in Innovative Learning Environments 2022 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-07-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3864

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Alakoski, R., Laine, A., & Hannula, M. S. (2024). Teaching mathematics in innovative learning environments—The entangled tensions between the learning environment and pedagogy. European Journal of Education, 00, e12661. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12661