Kangassalo, Marjatta

Ph.D., Docent

Early Childhood Education
Department of Teacher Education
FIN-33014 University of Tampere

Email: marjatta.kangassalo@uta.fi
Phone: +358 3 3551 7815
Fax: +358 3 3551 7832

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Curriculum vitae

Short Curriculum Vitae
Presentations in Scientific Conferences

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Short curriculum vitae

Academic Degrees

Kindergarten Teacher, Tampere Kindergarten
Teachers' Seminar, 16.12.1967

Doctor of Philosophy in Education
University of Tampere, Finland
29.10.1997

Professional Experience (most important positions)

Kindergarten Teacher Training Institute in Tampere (earlier
known as the Tampere Kindergarten Teachers' Seminar)
Lecturer on the social sciences
01.08.1976- 31.04.1984 

Kindergarten Teacher Training Institute in Tampere
Lecturer on educational sciences and the methodology of
early education
01.08.1984-31.07.1988

Kindergarten Teacher Training Institute in Tampere
Rector (first temporary then permanent)
09.02.1987-31.07.1995

Change in Organisation: Endorsement to the Position of
the University of Tampere (Law 1359/94, 3 clause. 1 mom.)
01.08.1995

University of Tampere/Department of Teacher Education
Assistant Professor (Research) (early childhood education),
01.08.1995-31.07.2000,
01.08.2000-31.07.2005,
01.08.2005-31.8.2009

University of Tampere/Department of Teacher Education
Acting Professor (education, early childhood education
01.08.1998-31.01.1999

Scientific Activities

Scientific Expert

Expert in the field of early education in the Technology
Evaluation Project, the teaching and learning of information
techniques (SITRA), the project was carried out of the division
of the Finnish Parliament's Future Committee
25.11.1997-30.06.1998

Scientific expert in the Information Technology Project (TIVA),
TIVA is the cooperation project (education, experiment,
research) of the City of Tampere and Kindergarten Teacher
Education of the University of Tampere
16.09.1997-31.01.2001

And continues
Scientific expert in the Information Technology Project (VATI),
VATI is the project of the City of Tampere.
10.04.2001-31.12.2003

Academic expert member of the Development Working Group
of the Day Care services of the City of Tampere.
01.12.2001-31.09.2002

Scientific Director and Coordinator

In charge of the research project "the Children, Information
Technology and Learning Project" together lecture Pentti Hietala,
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of
Tampere. "The Children, Information Technology and Learning Project"
was one of the subprojects of the University of Tampere research program 
"Children and the Information Society".
2000-1003. 

Vice-chairperson and chairperson in the working committee
of the University of Tampere research program "Children
and the Information Society" 01.01.2001-31.12.2001.

In charge of the research program of the University of Tampere
"Children and the Information Society", Faculty of Education,
University of Tampere
01.01.2002-31.12.2002.

The coordinator of the research consortium "Proactive Agents
Supporting Children's Exploratory Learning", Academy of Finland
01.11.2002-31.12.2005

The director of the research project "The Ecology of Children's
Conceptual Learning and Thinking - PICCO research program",
Academy of Finland
01.01.2007- 31.12.2009.

International Visiting Presentations

Visiting lecture (1,5h) ‘The Formation of Children's
Conceptual Models Concerning a Particular Natural
Phenomenon Using PICCO' Hokkaido University,
Meme Media laboratory,
20.11.1997-21.11.1997.

Visiting lecture and PICCO -demonstrations
‘PICCO -project: Past and Future', Riga Pedagogical
and Education Management Academy, Riga, Latvia,
27.04.1999-28.04.1999

Visiting lecture (60 min) ‘Research on Children's
Conceptual Models in the PICCO Environment Past and
Future', Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan,
21.05.1999.

Visiting lecture (60 min) "PICCO -Computer Simulation
Program as Children's Exploration Tool", Kyoto University,
Kyoto, Japan, as a guest of Professor Kambayashi,
10.06.2003.

Visiting lecture (60 min) ) "PICCO -Computer Simulation
Program as Children's Exploration Tool", Yokohama National
University, Yokohama, Japan, as a guest of Professor Arisawa,
11.06.2003.

Leiden University, Department of Special Education, Leiden,
the Netherlands, as a quest of Assistant professor Gerdiina
Maria (Diny) van der Aalsvoort. (e.g., visiting lecture for students,
the demonstration of PICCO -program for the staff, visiting
at school)
06.03.2005-10.03.2005.

Visiting Researcher at the International Universities

Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at
Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Prof. Walter Kintsch,
05.10.1989-12.12.1989.

Presentations in Scientific Conferences

Presentations in Scientific International Conferences 

Paper Presentations

Esitys The European - Japanese seminar on Information
Modelling and Knowledge Bases - aiheena The Pictorial Computer-Based
Simulation in Natural Sciences for Children's Use', Mt. Fuji, Japani,
27.05.1991-31.05.1991. 

Esitys International Workshop on Developing Education for
Lifelong Learning -työseminaarissa aiheena 'The Pictorial
Computer-Based Simulation in Natural Sciences for Children's
Use', Tampere, 30.08.1991.

Esitys in International Conference on Cognition,
Connectionism and Semiotics työseminaarissa aiheena
'The Forming of a Conceptual Model on Natural Phenomena
by Children', Tampere, 02.06.1992.

Esitys "Children's Independent Exploration of a Natural
Phenomenon by Using a Pictorial Computer-Based Simulation",
Symposium 'Exploratory Learning with Computer- Based Simulations',
in the 5th European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction',
Aix-en-Provence, France, 31.08.1993-05.09.1993.

Esitys The 3rd European - Japanese Seminar on Information
Modelling and Knowledge Bases aiheena 'A Conceptual Model
as a Mental Construct: Its Origin, Development, Function and
Elicitation', Budapest, Unkari, 31.05.1993-03.06.1993.

Esitys The Fifteenth Annual Cognitive Science Society
Conference aiheena 'Changes in Children's Conceptual
Models of a Natural Phenomenon Using a Pictorial Computer
Simulation as a Tool', Boulder, Colorado, USA, 18.06.1993-21.06.1993.

Esitys symposiumissa 'Exploratory Learning with Computer-
Based Simulations' in The 5th European Conference for
Research on Learning and Instruction' aiheena ' Children's
Independent Exploration of a Natural Phenomenon by Using
a Pictorial Computer-Based Simulation', Aix-en-Provence, Ranska,
31.08.1993-05.09.1993.

Esitys The Fifth European - Japanese Seminar on Information
Modelling and Knowledge Bases aiheena 'PICCO as a
Tool', Sapporossa, Japanissa, 31.05.1995-03.06.1995.

Esitys The Seventh European-Japanese Conference on
Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases aiheena ‘Modelling
a Natural Phenomenon for a Pictorial Computer-Based Cognitive
Simulation', Toulouse, Ranska, 27.05.1997-30.05.1997.

Esitys ED-MEDIA & ED-TELECOM 97. World Conference on
Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference
on Educational Telecommunications aiheena 'The Nature of
Conceptual Change in Astronomical Phenomena in the PICCO
Environment'. Calgary, Canada, 14.06.1997-19.06.1997.

Esitys ED-MEDIA & ED-TELECOM 98. World Conference on
Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference
on Educational Telecommunications aiheena ‘PICCO in the
Classroom', Freiburg, Germany, 20.06.1998-25.06.1998.

Esitys (30 min) Baltian maiden työkonferenssissa aiheena
‘PICCO -project:Past and Future' Riga pedagogical and Education
Management Academy, Riga, Latviassa, 28.04.1999.

Esitys (20 min) The 9th European-Japanese Conference on
Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases aiheena ‘Changes
in Children's Conceptual Models and the Development of Children's
Exploration Strategies in the PICCO Environment', Iwate, Japani,
24.05.1999-28.05.1999.

Esitys (25 min) 9th European Conference on QUALITY IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EECERA CONFERENCE
Helsinki, Finland, aiheena "PICCO PROJECT Past and Future",
01.09.1999-04.09.1999.

Esitys (20 min) the 12th European-Japanese Conference on
Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases aiheena
‘The Dynamics of Children's Science Learning and Thinking
in a Social Context of a Multimedia Environment" Short paper.
Krippen, Swiss Saxony, Germany. Artikkeli ja esityksen
valmistelu yhdessä FT Kristiina Kumpulaisen kanssa, Oulun
yliopisto, 27.05.2002-30.05.2002.

Esitys "Conceptual Learning in the Spontaneous Activity of Young
Learners within a Tool Rich Learning Context: Introduction to a research
project". In ETEN 12 - the 12th Annual Conference of the European
Teacher Education Network. Yhteistyössä FT Kristiina Kumpulaisen
Kanssa, Oulun yliopisto, 2002.

Esitys (20min) the 13^th European-Japanese Conference on
Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases aiheena
"Methodological Tools for Describing Children's Knowledge
Construction Process in Multimedia Environment. Position
paper. Kitakyushu, Japan. Artikkeli ja esityksen valmistelu
yhdessä FT Kristiina Kumpulaisen kanssa, Oulun yliopisto,
03.06.2003-06.06.2003.

Esitys "Conceptual thinking as mediated action: A sociocultural
Analysis of children's explanations in an early years classroom.
In 10th European Conference for Research on Learning and
Instruction, Biennial meeting, Padova, Italy. Yhteistyössä
FT Kristiina Kumpulaisen kanssa ja Satu Vasaman kanssa,
Oulun yliopisto, 26.08.2003-30.08.2003.

Esitys "Learning early years science within the mediated context of
modern cultural artefacts and social modes of working. In 10th
European Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction,
Biennial meeting, Padova, Italy. Yhteistyössä FT Kristiina Kumpulaisen
ja Satu Vasaman kanssa, Oulun yliopisto, 26.08.2003-30.08.2003.

Esitys "Small Researchers and Innovative Technology in Pre-School.
In EECERA, 13th Annual Conference on Quality in Early Childhood
Education. Possible Childhoods: relations and choices. University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Yhteistyössä Johanna Sommers-
Piiroisen ja Pentti Hietalan kanssa, 03.09.2003-06.09.2003.

Esitys "Conceptual thinking and learning in a technology-enriched
early years science classroom: Introduction to the PICCO -research project.        
In Interlearn - Multidisciplinary Approaches to Learning.
University of Helsinki, Finland. Yhteistyössä FT Kristiina
Kumpulaisen ja Satu Vasaman kanssa, Oulun yliopisto,
04.12.2003-05.12.2003.

Esitys "The Discursive game of explaining in a technology-enriched
early years science classroom. Paper presented at the Fifteen Annual
Winter Conference on Discourse, Text & Cognition. The Inn at Jackson
Hole, United States. Yhteistyössä FT Kristiina Kumpulaisen ja Satu
Vasaman kanssa, Oulun yliopisto, 16.01.2004-19.01.2004.

Esitys "The Sociocultural Trajectories of Children's Explanations in a
Technology-Enriched Early Years Science Classroom". A paper
presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational
Research Association (AERA), Enhancing the Visibility and Credibility
of Educational Research, in Diego, California, United States. Yhteistyössä
FT Kristiina Kumpulaisen ja Satu Vasaman kanssa, Oulun yliopisto,
12.04.2004-16.04.2004.

Esitys "The Sociocultural Trajectories of Children's Conceptual
Thinking in a Technology-Enriched Early Years Science Classroom.
European Association  for Research on Learning and Instruction
4^th European Symposium Conceptual Change: Philosophical, Historical,
Psychological, and Educational Approaches, Delphi, Greece.
Yhteistyössä FT Kristiina Kumpulaisen ja Satu Vasaman kanssa,
Oulun yliopisto, 19.05.2004-23.05.2004.

Esitys "Proactive Agents That Support Children's Exploratory
Learning. In the 14th European-Japanese Conference on Information
Modelling and Knowledge Bases. University of Skövde, Sweden.
Yhteistyössä Raisamo, R., Hietala, P., Järvi, J., Peltola, K., Saarinen,
R., Tuominen, E., Hippula, A., 01.06.2004-04.06.2004.

Esitys "The Intertextuality of Children's Explanations in a Technology-
Enriched Early Years Science Classroom". In Demography and
Democracy in the Era of Accountability2005 Annual Meeting, Montréal,
Quebec, 11-15 April, 2005. Yhdessä Kristiina Kumpulaisen ja Satu
Vasaman kanssa, 11.04.2005- 15.04.2005.

Esitys "Studying the (con)textuality of explanation in the learning of
science". In 11^th Biennial Conference, Integrative Multiple Perspectives
on Effective Learning Environments, EARLI European Association for
Research on Learning and Instruction, Nicosia Cyprys, yhdessä Kristiina
Kumpulaisen ja Satu Vasaman kanssa, 23.08.2005-27.08.2005.

Esitys "Investigating the Ecological Dynamics of Children's Conceptual
Models in Technology-Enriched Science Classrooms". In Education
Research in the Public Interest 2006 Annual Meeting of the American
Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA,
April 7-11, 2006. Yhdessä Kristiina Kumpulaisen kanssa.

Esitys "Inquiry Based Learning Environment for Children". In the 17^th European
Japanese Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases EJC 2007,
June 4-8, 2007 Pori, Finland. Yhdessä Eva Tuomisen kanssa. (30 min),
07.04.2006-11.04.2007.

Esitys “Children’s Inquiry in a Multimedia Science Learning Environment – Analysis and Description System”, In the 19^th European Japanese Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases EJC 2009, 1-5.6.2009, Maribor. Slovenia, Kangassalo, Tuominen, (30 min). 01.06.2009-05.06.2009.

Poster Presentations

Poster 'Forming of children's conceptual models by using
PICCO', in The Growing Mind, Centennial of Jean Piaget's birth
1896-1996 conference, Geneve, 14.091996-18.09.1996.

Poster "Learning astronomical phenomena in the PICCO
environment". In 7th European Conference for Research on Learning
and Instruction, Athen, Greece, 26.08.1997-30.08.1997.

Poster" Conceptual Change in Astronomical Phenomena Using
PICCO in EARLI, Second European Symposium on Conceptual
Change, Madrid, Spain, 06.11.1998-08.11.1998.

Poster - Symposium "Exploratory Learning in the PICCO
Environment". In 10^th  EECERA Conference, Complexity Diversity
& Multiple Perspectives in Early Childhood, London,
29.08.2000-01.09.2000.

Poster -presentation (15 min) "Explorative Learning in PICCO
Environment", in the Tenth European- Japanese Conference on
Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases, Hotelli Riekonlinna,
Saariselkä, 08.05.2000-11.05.2000.

Poster  (10 min) "Modelling the Development of Children's
Conceptual Models and Conceptual Change", in the 11^th European -
Japanese Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases,
Maribor, Slovenia, 29.05.2001-01.06.2001.

Poster "Children's Stories Through the Means of Animation", in
11^th European Conference on Quality in Early Childhood Education
EECERA Conference, Alkmaar, The Netherlands. With Kindergarten
teacher Leena Sippola, 29.08.2001-01.09.2001.

Poster "Children, Computer Technology and Active Exploration",
In 11^th European Conference on Quality in Early Childhood Education
EECERA Conference, Alkmaar, The Netherlands. With Kindergarten
teacher Sirkka Järvinen, 29.08.2001-01.09.2001.

Poster-demontsration (2 t) "PICCO - the Pictorial Computer
Simulation of a Selected Natural Phenomenon: Description,
Demonstration and Research Results", in 13^th Annual ED-MEDIA
2001 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia
& Telecommunications, Tampere, Finland, 25.06.2001-30.06.2001.

Poster -symposium "Analysing conceptual learning in the
spontaneous activity of young learners", in the 10th International
Conference on Thinking Changing minds: Towards a thinking society.
Harrogate, England. With FT Kristiina Kumpulainen, University of
Oulu, 15.06.2002-19.06.2002.

Tuominen, E., Peltola, K. & Kangassalo, M. Proactive Agents Supporting
Children's Exploratory Learning. Poster presented at Jure pre-conference,
Earli (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction).
Padova, Italy, August 25-26, 2003

Thematic Poster Presentation (1 t 20 min) "Modelling children's conceptual
thinking in an inquiry-based learning environment: towards an integrated
description technique", in 12th Biennial Conference for Research on Learning
and Instruction - Earli Budapest, Hungary, August 28-September 1, 2007.
With Kristiina Kumpulainen, Satu Vasama, Eva Tuominen.
28.08.2007 - 01.09.2007.

Thematic Poster Presentation (1 t 20 min) "The ecology of children's
conceptual thinking and learning of science", in 12th Biennial Conference
for Research on Learning and Instruction - Earli Budapest, Hungary,
August 28-September 1, 2007. With Kristiina Kumpulainen, Eva Tuominen,
Satu Vasama, Karen Littleton, Setsuo Ohsuga.28.08.2007 - 01.09.2007.

Hall of Excellence

"Changes in Children's Conceptual Models of a Natural Phenomenon
Using the PICCO as a Tool".Tutkimuksen esittely konferenssissa
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, International Perspectives, University
of Oulu, Finland, 27.06.1995-29.06.1995.

Hall of Excellence  (3 t) "Froebel's Thoughts and a CD-ROM
About Natural Phenomena", in ACEI Annual International
Conference and Exhibition 2001, Education Odyssey: From Froebel
to the Internet, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
03.04.2001-06.04.2001.

Workshops

Workshop/CIT Session Communication Information Technology
(1,5 t) "PICCO the Pictorial Computer Simulation", in OMEP's
22nd World Congress and 50th Anniversary THE CHILD'S RIGHTS
TO CARE, PLAY AND EDUCATION, Copenhagen, Denmark,
13.08.1998-16.08.1998.

Workshop (45 min) "Sitra-TIVA-PICCO", in Pohjoismaiden
ministerineuvoston IDUN, Informationsteknologi och datapedagogik
I undervisningen, järjestämässä konferenssissa "IT -barn eller
medborgarkompetens -förskolan, informationsteknologin och
framtidens pedagogik", Helsingborg, Sweden, 17.11.1998-20.11.1998.

National Conferences and Scientific Meetings 

Paper Presentation

"PICCO -kuvallinen tietokonesimulaatio luonnonilmiöiden
oppimisen ja opetuksen tukena esi- ja alkuopetuksessa". Entäs nyt,tietoyhteiskunta?
[PICCO - a Pictorial Computer Simulation as a Support for Learning and Teaching
Natural Phenomena in Early Childhood and Pre-School Education. What Now,
Information Society?] The Interaktiivinen teknologia koulutuksessa conference in
Aulanko, Hämeenlinna, 04.04.1997-05.04.1997.

Poster Presentations

"PICCO: kuvallinen tietokonesimulaatio luonnonilmiöstä lasten
tutkimisvälineenä', Modernien oppimisympäristöjen tutki joiden
yhteisposterissa ITK-96, Interaktiivinen teknologia koulutuksessa
konferenssi, Aulanko, Hämeenlinna, 19.04.1996-20.04.1996.

Demonstrations

"PICCO - oppimisen ja opetuksen tukena, koulukokeilu
Takahuhdin ala-asteella". Demonstraatio Opetushallituksen
Akvaarioprojektin valtakunnallisessa koulutus- ja messu-
tapahtumassa Esi- ja alkuopetusverkossa, Tampereella, 23.09.1995.

"PICCO -oppimisen ja opetuksen tukena" - demonstraatio ja
tutkimuskokeilun esittely Suomi 80 vuotta -toimikunnan,
Tampereen kaupungin ja Tampereen yliopiston järjestämässä
Viestintäkasvatus Nyt! tapahtumassa Tampereella, Tampereen
yliopiston esittelypisteessä, 04.12.1997.

"Mitä, miten, miksi -tietokone esiopetuksessa",  Entäs nyt,
tietoyhteiskunta? Interaktiivinen teknologia koulutuksessa
konferenssissa Hämeenlinnassa, Aulangolla. PICCO -demonstraatio
työpajassa UUSIA OPPIMISYMPÄRISTÖJÄ ESIOPETUKSESSA,
04.04.1997-05.04.1997.