KoKo – Towards education
The project develops an operating model to promote access to education for those in a weaker position.
IN COOPERATION
KoKo(Kohti Koulutusta) translates to “Towards education”
The project, in collaboration with three universities of applied sciences (LAB, OAMK and Xamk), develops an operating model that promotes access to education and thus employment for those in a weaker position. We improve the mathematical and natural science skills of the unemployed, employed, job seekers, people with immigrant backgrounds and those with poor school performance, and thus the opportunities to graduate on time and/or apply for education.
The project introduces new support measures for learning, utilizes fully digital methods and builds high-quality material to support the teaching and studying of LUMA subjects. The key themes are supporting learning and training online materials.
An extensive Material Bank will be created for teachers to guarantee the quality of teaching and learning. Training courses are planned and high-quality video/AR material is produced about the importance of mastering LUMA subjects. In particular, we want to narrow the level of mathematics competence between the second and third grade by means of conceptual learning. The created good practices of different learning methods and approaches are available to everyone, including teachers, to support education.
INFORMATION
OBJECTIVES
- The long-term goal of the project is to improve the level of mathematical competence and the conditions for applying for professional postgraduate studies and the training needed for tasks requiring high competence.
- The short-term goal is to find action models to support the learning of those who are weak in mathematical subjects.
- Find ways to identify the different self-directedness and self-regulation capabilities of students who are poorly successful in luma subjects, and create action models that could develop these skills during their studies.
- Nationally promotes the knowledge of mathematical and natural science subjects, logical thinking and problem-solving skills needed in working life among the unemployed and those under threat of unemployment, people with a low wage level, and young people.
- After the studies, the students are oriented towards postgraduate studies and the threshold for postgraduate studies is lowered.
- To attract more experts (e.g. immigrants and women) to fields suffering from recruitment difficulties (e.g. technology) by supporting their self-directed learning with the clear language of independent study material, thus enabling continuous learning.
- The project increases students’ more theoretical and abstract thinking, which supports the 50% higher education requirement set by the Government.
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECT
As a result of the measures, operating models that support self-directed online learning and material to be used in the teaching of luma subjects are created, which enables continuous learning for everyone, regardless of age, gender and nationality.
The project produces training for the development of basic skills that is independent of time and place. Enthusiasm for studying luma subjects increases and dropouts decrease in the second degree. In the long term, the results are also reflected in study choices, mitigating segregation.
Effectiveness evaluation and good communication ensure the dissemination of the results during and after the project period, as well as establishment of use after the project period.
GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
