Learning and Cognitive Sciences

Learning and cognitive sciences combines human sciences and technical subjects. Research focuses on issues such as the educational use of technology and intelligence. Research topics may include the mind, experience and thinking.

Cognitive science and the educational use of technology in research 

Educational technology uses a multidisciplinary approach to combine research on educational technologies with their use to enhance and support teaching and learning. The discipline is based on theories of human development and learning, but the main focus is on technology as part of information and educational technology. 

At the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, research and development of educational technology at the Faculty of Information Technology concentrates on learning analytics. In learning analytics, multimodal data is collected on learners, learning activities, and learning environments, along with their interactions. This data is then modelled in a data-driven fashion to better understand and improve teaching and learning together with the use of technology.
 

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Our research in engineering is based on solving practical problems and includes topics such as machine learning, communications engineering and quantum programming. We are also looking for thesis topics for graduate engineering students at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. 

The research area is led by Professor  Tommi Kärkkäinen.

Cooperation with the Faculty of IT 

Research groups and projects

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Cognitive Science

Cognitive science research group at Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, Faculty of Information Technology
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Human and Machine based Intelligence in Learning (Humble)

Human and Machine based Intelligence in Learning (Humble) focus on the development of data mining and machine learning methods based on human intelligence and collaboration and uses these methods to advance learning analytics about learners and learning.
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Multiobjective Optimization Group

Enabling better decision making in the presence of conflicting objectives inspires the Multiobjective Optimization Group of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, Finland.
Research group

NeuroCognition Lab

We investigate the brain activity to understand the role of cognitive and socio-emotional processes in the development of learning difficulties.
Project

Appropriate uncertainty in manual and automated driving

Appropriate uncertainty in manual and automated driving, Academy Project, AoF
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Drive-In Lab

The Drive-In laboratory is used to examine drivers’ attention as well as test how the information and entertainment systems of cars affect inattention in traffic.
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KILPI

Kognitiivisen ja informaatiopsykologisen turvallisuuden koulutuksen ja tutkimuksen kehittämishanke

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Research at the Faculty of Information Technology

Our key research areas form one of the strategic core fields in the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥'s research profile: Information technology and the human in the knowledge society.

Tietojärjestelmätieteen opinnot

Opiskele informaatioteknologian ja liiketalouden asiantuntijaksi Jyväskylän yliopistossa – hae opiskelemaan tietojärjestelmätiedettä.

Computational Science

Computational science sees the computer primarily as a tool for doing science, one that helps acquire new knowledge through computation.