Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Anna Uitto is the emerita professor in biology education (2023-). She has been the director of the research group focusing on biology education and the education for sustainable development. Her research interests include inquiry approch in biology education, conceptual learning, socio-scientific issues in biology education, out-of-school learning, nature education as well as sustainability education. Besides the research, she has published research-based learning material for teacher education and school education.
Education/Academic qualification
Title pf Docent
Award Date: 15 May 2000
Filosofian tohtori
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- Biology education
- Science education
- Sustainability education
- Biodiversity education
- 118 Biological sciences
- Ecology
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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From pre- and in-service teachers’ asymmetric backgrounds to equal co-teaching: Investigation of a professional learning model
Kervinen, A., Portaankorva-Koivisto, P., Kesler, M., Kaasinen, A., Juuti, K. & Uitto, A., 26 Sept 2022, In: Frontiers in education. 7, 13 p., 919332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment
EuroScitizen, Kuschmierz, P., Aivelo, T. & Uitto, A. E., Dec 2021, In: Evolution: Education and Outreach. 14, 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Teachers’ choice of content and consideration of controversial and sensitive issues in teaching of secondary school genetics
Aivelo, T. & Uitto, A., 2019, In: International Journal of Science Education. 41, 18, p. 2716-2735 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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How fieldwork-oriented biology teachers establish formal outdoor education practices
Kervinen, A., Uitto, A. & Juuti, K., 2020, In: Journal of Biological Education. 54, 2, p. 115-128 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Participatory school experiences as facilitators for adolescents' ecological behavior
Uitto, A., Boeve-de Pauw, J. & Saloranta, S., Sept 2015, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 43, p. 55–65 11 p., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.05.007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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BSSE: Biodiversity for science and sustainability education
Uitto, A. (Project manager), Kervinen, A. (Principal Investigator), Kaasinen, A. (Principal Investigator), Wolff, L.-A. (Participant), Skarstein, T. (Participant), Aivelo, T. (Participant), Södervik, I. (Participant) & Paananen, M. M. (Other)
01/01/2017 → 01/09/2023
Project: Research project
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Teaching, learning and understanding genetics in Finnish upper secondary school
Aivelo, T. (Participant) & Uitto, A. (Participant)
01/08/2012 → …
Project: Research project
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143/587/2016 Ihan pihalla! - oppilaat ympäristön tutkijoina. Hankkeen arviointi (Teachers’ and students’ experiences on game-based learning and outdoor education. Assessment of the Far out! -project 2016-2018).
Uitto, A. (Project manager) & Lukkarinen, I. (Participant)
22/02/2017 → 31/12/2018
Project: Other project
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LumaLähetit: eheyttävän ympäristöopin didaktiikan tutkimus- ja kehittämishanke (LumaMessengers - Research and Development project for integrative science education)
Uitto, A. (Project manager), Kesler, M. (Participant), Kervinen, A. (Participant), Kaasinen, A. (Participant), Juuti, K. (Participant), Portaankorva-Koivisto, P. (Participant), Wolff, L.-A. (Participant) & Laherto, A. (Participant)
01/03/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
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Sustainable Food Education for Self-Efficacy Development How to encourage future citizens to act for a sustainable society. Subproject 2: Factors behind teachers' and students' sustainability actions.
Uitto, A. (Project manager), Saloranta, S. (Participant) & Salo, K. (Participant)
01/01/2009 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research project
Activities
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The 2019 ESERA conference in Bologna, Italy, August 26-30, 2019.
Uitto, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
26 Aug 2019 → 31 Aug 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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2018 Conference of Earli SIG 1
Uitto, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
29 Aug 2018 → 31 Aug 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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European Researchers in Didactics of Biology ERIDOB 2018: XII Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology Zaragoza, Spain.
Uitto, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
2 Jul 2018 → 6 Jul 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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NARST, 2017 Annual International Conference. Invited symposium
Uitto, A. (Invited speaker)
22 Apr 2017 → 25 Apr 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education (Journal)
Pernaa, J. (Editor in chief), Gorgorió, N. (Member of editorial board), Koskenoja, M. (Editor), Viholainen, A. (Member of editorial board), Andrews, P. (Member of editorial board), Bisso, N. (Member of editorial board), Aduriz-Bravo, A. (Member of editorial board), Cabello, V. M. (Member of editorial board), Chiang, F.-K. (Member of editorial board), Ferk Savec, V. (Member of editorial board), Fooladi, E. (Member of editorial board), Gericke, N. (Member of editorial board), Gunel, M. (Member of editorial board), Hand, B. (Member of editorial board), Henning, E. (Member of editorial board), Laine, A. (Member of editorial board), Lavonen, J. (Member of editorial board), Lyons, T. (Member of editorial board), Milner-Bolotin, M. (Member of editorial board), Uitto, A. (Member of editorial board), Shennquan, Y. (Member of editorial board), Vesterinen, V.-M. (Member of editorial board), Wu, X. (Member of editorial board), Roiha, M. (Editorial Assistant) & Naukkarinen, J. (Editor)
2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
Press/Media
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Kaupalliset geenitestit lupaavat paljon – pitäisikö uskoa?
01/06/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kestävän kehityksen pedagogiikka - teoriaa ja käytäntöjä
Uitto, A., Wolff, L.-A., Saloranta, S. & Lehtonen, A.
31/05/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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