Ilona Södervik

Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
The Centre for University Teaching and Learning (HYPE)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Education

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8575-487X

Phone+358294120840, +358503176375
Emaililona.sodervik@helsinki.fi

Yliopistonkatu 3
00014 Helsingin yliopisto
Finland
Finland
PL 9 (Siltavuorenpenger 1A)
00014
Finland

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Personal profile

Curriculum vitae

My study concerns the development of expertise in the context of life sciences. I am particularly interested in questions that deal with the challenges related to conceptual understanding of complex phenomena. In addition, I’m intriguided, how learning and teaching can support students' systemic understanding. In that, we need profound and versatile understanding of cognitive processes combined with investigation of learning of different hands-on skills. Therefore, I utilize both surveys and process-level methodology, such as eye tracking.

Description of research and teaching

My reserach and research-based teaching deals with the development of expertise during university studies in teacher education and in life sciences (biology, pharmacy and medicine). I am particularly interested in the role of conceptual knowledge in problem-solving situations and learning of practical, hands-on skills and how the development of adaptive expertise can be facilitated via instruction.

External positions

University research fellow, Turun opettajankoulutuslaitos, Turun yliopisto

Fields of Science

516 Educational sciences
university pedagogics
teacher education and teacher professional development
Expertise
Learning and teaching
1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
Biology education
Pharmacy education
Medical education

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications

11 Article
5 Conference contribution
1 Paper
1 Doctoral Thesis

Challenges in Understanding Meiosis: Fostering Metaconceptual Awareness among University Biology Students

Murtonen, M., Nokkala, C. & Södervik, I., 1 Jan 2020, In : Journal of Biological Education. 54, 1, p. 3-16 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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Exploring the Learning Outcomes with Various Technologies: Proposing Design Principles for Virtual Reality Learning Environments

Holopainen, J., Lähtevänoja, A. J., Mattila, O., Södervik, I., Pöyry, E. & Parvinen, P., 2020, Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii, p. 13-21 9 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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First-year pharmacy students' prior knowledge correlates with study progress and reveals different dynamics of misconceptions

Södervik, I., Hanski, L. & Katajavuori, N., 2 Apr 2020, In : Pharmacy Education. 20, 1, p. 94-102 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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Virtual reality as a recovering environment - Implications for design principles

Lähtevänoja, A., Holopainen, J., Mattila, O., Södervik, I., Parvinen, P. & Pöyry, E., 1 Feb 2020, Communications in Computer and Information Science: Fourth International Conference, DTGS 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia, 19 – 21 June, 2019: Revised Selected Papers. Alexandrov, D. A., Boukhanovsky, A. V., Chugunov, A. V., Kabanov, Y., Koltsova, O. & Musabirov, I. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, (Communications in Computer and Information Science; no. 1038).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review