Marja Tamm

Personal profile

Curriculum vitae

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjatamm

Description of research and teaching

Project Manager of The Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Helsinki and of the National Network for Developing Assessment Literacy KAARO

Working at the CEA includes various aspects from writing funding applications and grant proposals to budgeting and HR, setting project timetables and reporting schedules to working on educational assessment and in-service teacher training projects.

Research interests:

My research is focused on teachers assessment literacy. I'm especially interested in assessment cultures, teachers' assessment literacy, computer-based education, science communication, in-service teacher training, research based decision making and pedagogical cultures. My research is focused on teachers assessment literacy and the computer-based matriculation examination reform process in Finland and assessment culture. I'm working on my articles at The Centre for Educational Assessment (CEA), Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki and in the doctoral school of SEDUCE.

Teaching

I've worked as an upper secondary school mathematics and chemistry teacher and an STEAM expert teacher at the city of Helsinki. I have developed and trained many in-service and preservice teacher training courses and projects from 2009 and met over 3000 teachers during this time period. Currently I teach mostly assessment related courses and work as a responsible teacher trainee in the in-service teacher training courses and MOOC at the National Network for Developing Assessment Literacy KAARO. I have actively trained over 500 upper secondary school teachers during the past three years for developing their assessment literacy. I have also taught pre-service subject didactics on assessment at the Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki.

Assessment projects

Being strongly involved at the work of the Assessment Committee of the "Evaluation of Learning and Competencies in Basic Education an General Upper Secondary Education 04/2017-04/2019", The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) has given me a large scale view over Finnish assessment culture, assessment practices and assessment literacy.

At the moment I'm writing articles from data of my previous projects and collecting new data in three of our research projects: KUPERA, SOPE and KAARO Network

Fields of Science

516 Educational sciences
Assessment
Educational Assessment
Professional Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Teachers
Teacher training

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

Publications

19 Article
3 Commissioned report
3 Conference contribution
1 Anthology or special issue
2 More
- 1 Chapter
- 1 Master's thesis

Koulujen monet kielet ja uskonnot: Selvitys vähemmistöäidinkielten ja -uskontojen sekä suomi ja ruotsi toisena kielenä -opetuksen tilanteesta eri koulutusasteilla

Translated title of the contribution: The many languages and religions in schools : – An investigation of the teaching of minority mother tongues and religions as well as Finnish and Swedish as a second language at dif- ferent educational levelsTainio, L., Kallioniemi, A., Hotulainen, R., Ahlholm, M., Ahtiainen, R., Asikainen, M., Avelin, L., Grym, I., Ikkala, J., Laine, M., Lankinen, N., Lehtola, K., Lindgren, E., Rämä, I., Sarkkinen, T., Tamm, M., Tuovila, E. & Virkkala, N., 24 Jan 2019, Helsinki: Valtioneuvoston kanslia. 205 p. (Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja; no. 11/2019)

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access

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Opettajan tuki oppijan metakognitiivisen tietoisuuden kehittymiselle

Kallio, M., Virta, K., Kallio, H., Lampi, L., Tamm, M., Ahtiainen, R. & Hotulainen, R., 2019, Perusopetus, tasa-arvo ja oppimaan oppiminen: Valtakunnallinen arviointitutkimus peruskoulun päättövaiheesta. Hautamäki, J., Rämä, I. & Vainikainen, M-P. (eds.). Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, p. 207-233 27 p. (Helsinki Studies in Education; no. 52).

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

Open Access

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”ETTÄ TIETÄÄ MISSÄ ON MENOSSA” Oppimisen ja osaamisen arviointi perusopetuksessa ja lukiokoulutuksessa: Tiivistelmä

Translated title of the contribution: ”So that we know where we stand” Assessment of learning and competence in basic education and general upper secondary education: (Summary)Atjonen, P., Laivamaa, H., Levonen, A., Orell, S., Saari, M., Sulonen, K., Tamm, M., Kamppi, P., Rumpu, N., Hietala, R. & Immonen, J., 10 Apr 2019, Helsinki: Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus (KARVI). 27 p. (Tiivistelmät / Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus; no. 6:2019)

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access

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”ETTÄ TIETÄÄ MISSÄ ON MENOSSA” Oppimisen ja osaamisen arviointi perusopetuksessa ja lukiokoulutuksessa

Translated title of the contribution: ”So that we know where we stand” Assessment of learning and competence in basic education and general upper secondary educationAtjonen, P., Laivamaa, H., Levonen, A., Orell, S., Saari, M., Sulonen, K., Tamm, M., Kamppi, P., Rumpu, N., Hietala, R. & Immonen, J., 10 Apr 2019, Helsinki: Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus (KARVI). 251 p. (Julkaisut / Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus; no. 7:2019)

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access

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Kirjallisuutta: Matikkanälkä: Laura Tuohilampi, PS-Kustannus

Translated title of the contribution: Book reviewTamm, M., 20 Mar 2017, In : Dimensio. 81, 2, p. 28 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

Projects

4 Active
7 Finished

Let's develop assessment together!

Tamm, M., Hotulainen, R., Ruokonen, I. & Avelin, L. H.

01/01/2020 → 30/08/2021

Project: Research project

#uuttakoulua-hanke

Ahtiainen, R., Heikonen, L., Hotulainen, R. & Tamm, M.

01/04/2019 → 30/11/2020

Project: Research project

KUPERA: Cultural, World View and Language Awareness in Basic Education

Tamm, M., Hotulainen, R., Kallioniemi, A., Jantunen, A., Laine, M. H., Rautionmaa, H., Satokangas, H., Suuriniemi, S., Ahlholm, M., Benjamin, S., Hiidenmaa, P., Kavonius, M., Poulter, S., Putkonen, N. E., Salmenkivi, E., Tainio, L., Kieksi, M. & Viinikainen, T. M.

15/12/2018 → 30/06/2020

Project: Research project

KAARO: National Network for Developing Assessment Literacy KAARO

Hotulainen, R., Ruokonen, I., Tamm, M. & Avelin, L. H.

01/10/2018 → 30/09/2021

Project: Other project

Learning, Grouping, Assessment and Well Being in Large Learning Areas

Tamm, M., Kortesoja, L., Ståhlberg, L. M., Hotulainen, R., Rämä, I. & Salonen, R.

01/08/2018 → 31/12/2019

Project: Research project

Activities

95 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
9 Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
8 Academic visit at UH
8 Invited talk
17 More

Assessment as a pedagogical tool MOOC (5 credits)

Marja Tamm (Speaker: Presenter)

30 Jan 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Educa 2020

Marja Tamm (Chair of organizing committee), Pia Mikkola (Chair of organizing committee), Marja-Liisa Kieksi (Member of organizing committee), Natalija Gustavson (Member of organizing committee), Irene Rämä (Member of organizing committee), Risto Hotulainen (Attendee), Mikko Santeri Asikainen (Attendee), Esko Pekka Lindgren (Attendee), Meri Lintuvuori (Attendee), Laura Kortesoja (Attendee), Jarkko Hautamäki (Attendee), Lauri Heikonen (Attendee), Raisa Ahtiainen (Attendee), Laura Kiuru (Attendee)

24 Jan 2020 → 25 Jan 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Assessment as a pedagogical tool MOOC (5 credits)

Marja Tamm (Speaker: Presenter), Risto Hotulainen (Speaker: Presenter), Päivi Atjonen (Speaker: Presenter), Sari Harmoinen (Speaker: Presenter), Anniina Koivurova (Speaker: Presenter), Lotta Helinä Avelin (Member of organizing committee)

30 Jan 2020 → 30 Apr 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Assessment as a pedagogical tool MOOC (5 credits)

Marja Tamm (Speaker: Presenter), Risto Hotulainen (Speaker: Presenter), Päivi Atjonen (Speaker: Presenter), Sari Harmoinen (Speaker: Presenter), Anniina Koivurova (Speaker: Presenter), Lotta Helinä Avelin (Member of organizing committee)

30 Jan 2020 → 30 Apr 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars