Unpacking the object of learning

Author: Björkholm Eva  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

E-ISSN: 2046-8261|4|3|194-208

ISSN: 2046-8253

Source: International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, Vol.4, Iss.3, 2015-07, pp. : 194-208

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Abstract

<title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</title>– Knowledge concerning the meaning of the object of learning is an important contribution of Learning study. The purpose of this paper is to generate this kind of knowledge and show how it can be developed and refined in the different phases of a Learning study.<title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</title>– The paper reports on a Learning study in primary technology education conducted with students aged six to seven years old, with the aim to explore a specific object of learning; to construct a linkage mechanism for transferring and transforming movement.<title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</title>– The findings show several aspects to discern by the learner in order to grasp the object of learning and reveal how this knowledge was gradually developed during the Learning study. The presumed aspects, those identified in the pre- and post-test, as well as how they were elaborated in the lesson contributed to refining the meaning of the object of learning.<title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</title>– In Learning study, knowledge concerning the meaning of the object of learning is generated. By empirically demonstrating the development and specification of this knowledge during a Learning study, this paper will contribute to the discussion of knowledge products from Learning studies as well as to knowledge concerning what there is to know in order to develop a specific capability in technology education.