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Predicting challenges to student learning in a learning study: Analysing the intended object of learning
Malmö University, Faculty of Education and Society (LS), Department of School Development and Leadership (SOL).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2435-0913
2023 (English)In: International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, ISSN 2046-8253, E-ISSN 2046-8261, Vol. 12, no 2, p. 126-138Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose This study determines which aspects of the intended object of learning (planned by teachers during the first phase of a learning study) is made discernible from a learners' perspective. In a learning study, the intended, enacted, and lived object of learning are considered. This study focuses on the learning material used by teachers while designing a lesson. Design/methodology/approach In many learning studies, variation theory is used to design lessons, which predicts difficulties in and possibilities for student learning. The data consisted of a lesson part - instruction through a video-recorded dance choreography - employed to enhance primary school (in a Swedish context, grade 4) students' dancing skills in the subject of Physical Education and Health. The choreography comprised five different sequences, where a variation occurred when the subsequent (new) sequence was applied to the previous movement pattern. The sequences acted as building blocks, where the students' transitions from one movement pattern to another were logical and distinguishable. Findings The results of this study show in what way an analysis of learning material, based on variation theory, can help teachers take into account the level of complexity of the object of learning. The results also identify which parts of a lesson design can be predicted to present a higher degree of challenge and by that more difficult to grasp, especially for students with different educational needs. Originality/value Lessons may be designed based on theoretical assumptions to ensure effective classroom learning and provide guidance to teachers based on student needs.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2023. Vol. 12, no 2, p. 126-138
Keywords [en]
Variation theory, Learning study, Intended object of learning, Physical education and health, Primary school students
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Pedagogy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-54475DOI: 10.1108/IJLLS-03-2022-0032ISI: 000835420800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85135239136OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-54475DiVA, id: diva2:1689163
Available from: 2022-08-22 Created: 2022-08-22 Last updated: 2023-07-04Bibliographically approved
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1. Kollaborativ professionell utveckling för innehållsinkluderande undervisning: praktikutvecklande klassrumsforskning
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Kollaborativ professionell utveckling för innehållsinkluderande undervisning: praktikutvecklande klassrumsforskning
2022 (Swedish)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

In the present thesis, four studies are included within the scientific discipline of pedagogy and collaborative professional development research field—the thesis is based on a practice-based research approach. This thesis addresses identified problems in previous research and large-scale studies such as the OECD study Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and school leaders’ and teachers’ attitudes. Furthermore, the need to design teaching that is content-inclusive and accessible to all students. The study’s overall question is: What factors of importance for promoting content-inclusive teaching emerge in the studies? Since the thesis aims to contribute with knowledge of how collaborative professional efforts can support teachers’ understanding of developing inclusive teaching in the classroom regarding the accessibility of teaching content for all students, the theoretical perspective is motivated by a cultural-historical perspective as an overall theoretical framework. Within the cultural-historical perspective, situated learning and communities of practice (CoP) are in the foreground. The framework of variation theory has been chosen to analyse which teaching content the students are offered to distinguish. The articles used both specific subject content to show how conditions for inclusive teaching can contribute to increased availability of the content knowledge and more comprehensive studies of how teachers’ collaborative competence can contribute to increased accessibility. Finally, teachers’ perspectives and experiences are in the foreground. The design of the four studies is based on a mixed-methods approach. That means the design of the thesis used qualitative and quantitative methods, both individually and in combination, in the different studies. Since two-year time perspective, it is defined as a longitudinal process. The synthesis describes the factors necessary for promoting content inclusion that has been highlighted in the dissertation studies. Three factors have been identified in the dissertation’s results of significance for how collaborative professional efforts can support teachers’ understanding of developing inclusive teaching in the classroom regarding the teaching content’s accessibility for all students: 1. Development of CoP with a focus on content-inclusive teaching 2. Collaborative professional development that challenges teachers’ views on inclusive teaching 3. Analysis of intentional and enacted teaching to identify what is inclusive Within the framework of the studies the dissertation consists of, the results show that the cyclical classroom models, Lesson and Learning study, have contributed to the teachers gaining an in-depth understanding of which aspects have been particularly successful in developing their teaching design. The studies show factors that are important for promoting content-inclusive teachings, such as when the entire teaching team takes collective responsibility for content-focused teaching and is given time for collaborative professional development. Another factor is that teachers are given the opportunity to develop their ability to analyse how teaching can be planned and implemented to identify what contributes to inclusive teaching, where the content and learning situation is put in the foreground. This change has meant a higher focus on the availability of teaching content to all students, compared to a previous focus on individual students’ need for special support. The present dissertation results can be seen as a contribution to practicebased professional development research where researchers’ and teachers’ joint competence is the basis for systematically and structurally approaching the object of learning, thereby reducing the gap between theory and practice.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö: Malmö universitet, 2022. p. 150
Series
Malmö Studies in Educational Sciences: Doctoral Dissertation Series, ISSN 1651-4513 ; 100
Keywords
Collaborative professional development, Content-inclusion, Practice-based research, Communities of practice, Variation theory, Lesson and Learning studies
National Category
Pedagogy
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-54537 (URN)10.24834/isbn.9789178772773 (DOI)978-91-7877-277-3 (ISBN)978-91-7877-276-6 (ISBN)
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2022-09-09, Aulan på Tandvårdshögskolan, Carl Gustafs väg 34, Malmö, 13:15 (Swedish)
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Swedish Research Council, Dnr. 2017-06039
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Huvudhandledare: Mona Holmqvist

Biträdande handledare: Jonas Alwall

Available from: 2022-08-25 Created: 2022-08-24 Last updated: 2022-12-07Bibliographically approved

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