Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
The centre for educational assessment (CEA) at the University of Helsinki was established in 1996 to develop an instrument for measuring learning to learn as the key transversal skills vital for lifelong learning. Today, the CEA works in collaboration with schools and municipalities, as well as with the National Board of Education and Ministry of Education and Culture concerning educational assessment and other strands of educational research and development.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Raisa Carpelan
- Department of Education - University Lecturer
- Centre for Educational Assessment CEA
- Doctoral Programme in Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki research community of special educational needs (SEN)
- Leadership in Educational Contexts research group, LeadEd
- Diversity, multilingualism and social justice in education
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Lauri Heikonen
- Department of Education - University Lecturer
- Centre for Educational Assessment CEA
- Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Leadership in Educational Contexts research group, LeadEd
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, U3 Research and teaching staff
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Ninja Hienonen
- Department of Education - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Centre for Educational Assessment CEA
- Helsinki research community of special educational needs (SEN)
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, UH
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Risto Hotulainen
- Department of Education - Professor
- Centre for Educational Assessment CEA
- Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Leadership in Educational Contexts research group, LeadEd
Person: UH , U4 Research and teaching staff
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Kari Kantasalmi
- Centre for Educational Assessment CEA
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: UH
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REFINL2L: Redefining Finnish learning to learn assessment: a shift to evidence-centered design in assessment
Salonen, R. (Project manager)
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2029
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
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EXILE: Exploring the Impact of School-Level Decision-Making on the Outcomes of Learning Support and Special Education in Finland
Jahnukainen, M. (Project manager), Vainikainen, M.-P. (Co-Principal Investigator), Asikainen, M. S. (Participant), Vainikainen, M.-P. (Participant), Asikainen, M. S. (Participant), Hienonen, N. (Participant), Kilpi, N. (Participant) & Lintuvuori, M. (Participant)
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2029
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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Empowering pre- and in-service teachers to harness the potential of AI for designing creative and ethical digital education ecosystems
Juuti, K. (Principal Investigator), Oinas, S. (Co-Principal Investigator), Harju, V. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Turkkila, M. V. P. (Project manager)
01/04/2025 → 31/03/2028
Project: Research project
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Co-teaching teachers’ visual attention in elementary math instruction
Haataja, E. (Project manager), Salonen, R. (CoIlaborator), Södervik, I. (CoIlaborator), Kervinen, A. (CoIlaborator) & Chaudhuri, S. (CoIlaborator)
Univ Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki Inst Social Sci & Humanities HSSH
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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Vastasaapuneen oppilaan tiedonalakohtaisten lukutaitojen arviointityökalu (Valu2)
Marjokorpi, J. (Project manager), Asikainen, M. S. (Participant), Asikainen, M. S. (Participant), Lindgren, E. P. (Participant), Lindgren, E. P. (Participant), Väätäinen, E. (Participant) & Puustinen, M. (Participant)
Helsingin Kaupunki Kulttuuri ja vapaa-aika/ Hallinto- ja tukipalvelut/Ostolasku
01/08/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: Other funder
File
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Opettajasta johtajaksi? Kertomuksia päiväkodin johtajien ja perusopetuksen rehtorien ammatti-identiteettien rakentumisesta
Heikkinen, K.-M. E., Heikonen, L., Fonsén, E., Kallioniemi, A. & Carpelan, R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Aikuiskasvatus. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Tuen järjestämisen kehitysvaiheet: yksilön tukemisesta ryhmän tukemiseen
Pulkkinen, J., Carpelan, R. & Jahnukainen, M., 19 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) Ryhmäkohtainen tuki: Toimivat käytänteet. Polso, J., Roiha, A. & Vehkakoski, T. (eds.). Santalahti-kustannusResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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A Person-Centered Approach to Action-Control Beliefs of Students With Special Educational Needs and Their Relation to Student Performance and Time on Task
Nyman, L., Koivuhovi, S., Greiff, S., Hotulainen, R., Little, T. D. & Vainikainen, M.-P., 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Educational Psychology. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Cultural frames of early childhood education leadership
Roponen, H., Fonsén, E., Ukkonen-Mikkola, T. & Carpelan, R., 20 May 2025, In: Journal of Early Childhood Education Research. 14, 1, p. 196-229 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Drifting in corridors: Material entanglements of agency in democratic education
Koponen, S. K. & Rajala, A. J., 24 Sept 2025, In: Citizenship teaching and learning. 20, 2, p. 191-208 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Turvattomat aiheet turvallisessa tilassa: Miten käsitellä vaikeita aiheita oppitunnilla?
Mikkola, J. E. A. (Speaker)
5 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Why Pedagogical Interventions Fail to be Interventions: Implementation Fidelity, Fat–Handedness, Unstable Variables, and other Problems in Estimating Causal Effects of Interest
Mikkola, J. E. A. (Speaker)
9 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Pedagogical interventions are not interventions
Mikkola, J. E. A. (Speaker)
7 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Filosofiaa lapsille -lähestymistapa filosofian, uskonnon ja elämänkatsomustiedon opetuksessa
Mikkola, J. E. A. (Speaker) & Perälä, M. (Speaker)
14 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Kasvatus (Journal)
Lintuvuori, M. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2025 → 30 Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Prizes
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A Member of Academy of Educational and Social Sciences, Russia: Akateemikko
Hautamäki, J. (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Prizes and awards
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A member of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters: Jäsenyys tiedeakatemiassa, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Hautamäki, J. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prizes and awards
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A teacher of the year in adult education: Kunnianosoitus
Hautamäki, J. (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Datasets
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Calibration data for the new assessment tools
Vainikainen, M.-P. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, Koulutuksen arviointikeskus, 2018
Dataset
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Final assessment data using the new platform
Vainikainen, M.-P. (Creator), Restricted access upon request, 2021
Dataset
Press/Media
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HS selvitti, miten kolmiportainen tuki koulussa toimii: Tuki, joka lapselle luvattiin
13/04/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Yle.fi: MOT selvitti, missä lapset saavat eniten oppimisen tukea – yksi alue erottuu kartalta
17/04/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Samaan luokkaan? Yliopisto-lehti
Jahnukainen, M., Lintuvuori, M., Gagnon, J. C. & Birgit, P.
18/11/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Matematiikka opettaa ongelmanratkaisutaitoja
Kupiainen, S., Ouakrim-Soivio, N. & Marjanen, J.
09/06/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Jopa sadan oppilaan jättiluokat hämmentävät – kolme asiaa, jotka niistä on hyvä tietää
24/11/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media