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Anna-Maija Poikkeus

Anna-Maija Poikkeus

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Psychology

D-Index
62
Citations
11114
World Ranking
3277
National Ranking
29

Overview

Anna-Maija Poikkeus is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their work primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a focus on Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology as key subfields. The research output also encompasses Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Their recent publications illustrate a range of educational and psychological issues. Notable papers include:

  • A multidimensional adapted process model of teaching, 2021, Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability
  • Students' agency profiles in relation to student-perceived teaching practices in university courses, 2020, International Journal of Educational Research
  • Early Antecedents of School Burnout in Upper Secondary Education: A Five-year Longitudinal Study, 2020, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Symptoms of psychological ill-being and school dropout intentions among upper secondary education students: A person-centered approach, 2020, Learning and Individual Differences
  • Kindergarten pre-reading skills predict Grade 9 reading comprehension (PISA Reading) but fail to explain gender difference, 2020, Reading and Writing

Throughout their career, Poikkeus has frequently collaborated with several co-authors. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
  • Minna Torppa
  • Maria Psyridou
  • Asko Tolvanen
  • Riitta-Leena Metsäpelto

Publishing regularly in specific academic journals and venues, Poikkeus has contributed to:

  • Learning and Individual Differences
  • Developmental Psychology
  • International Journal of Educational Research
  • Educational Review
  • JYX

Best Publications

  • Very early phonological and language skills: estimating individual risk of reading disability

    Anne Puolakanaho;Timo Ahonen;Mikko Aro;Kenneth Eklund

  • The development of children at familial risk for dyslexia: birth to early school age.

    Heikki Lyytinen;Mikko Aro;Kenneth Eklund;Jane Erskine

  • Brain event-related potentials (ERPs) measured at birth predict later language development in children with and without familial risk for dyslexia.

    Tomi K. Guttorm;Paavo H.T. Leppänen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Kenneth M. Eklund

  • A Validation of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System in Finnish Kindergartens

    Eija Pakarinen;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Noona Kiuru

  • Developmental pathways of children with and without familial risk for dyslexia during the first years of life.

    Heikki Lyytinen;Timo Ahonen;Kenneth Eklund;Tomi K. Guttorm

  • Trajectories of Reading Development: A Follow-up From Birth to School Age of Children With and Without Risk for Dyslexia

    Heikki Lyytinen;Jane Erskine;Asko Tolvanen;Minna Torppa

  • Predicting delayed letter knowledge development and its relation to grade 1 reading achievement among children with and without familial risk for dyslexia.

    Minna Torppa;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Marja-Leena Laakso;Kenneth Eklund

  • Reading development subtypes and their early characteristics

    Minna Torppa;Asko Tolvanen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Kenneth Eklund

  • The role of teaching practices in the development of children’s interest in reading and mathematics in kindergarten

    Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Noona Kiuru;Eija Pakarinen;Jaana Viljaranta

  • Early development of children at familial risk for dyslexia--follow-up from birth to school age.

    H. Lyytinen;T. Ahonen;K. Eklund;T. Guttorm

  • Developmental Links of Very Early Phonological and Language Skills to Second Grade Reading Outcomes: Strong to Accuracy but Only Minor to Fluency

    Anne Puolakanaho;Timo Ahonen;Mikko Aro;Kenneth Eklund

  • Language development and symbolic play in children with and without familial risk for dyslexia.

    Paula Lyytinen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Marja-Leena Laakso;Kenneth Eklund

  • Classroom organization and teacher stress predict learning motivation in kindergarten children

    Eija Pakarinen;Noona Kiuru;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus

  • Early identification of dyslexia and the use of computer game-based practice to support reading acquisition

    Heikki Lyytinen;Miia Ronimus;Anne Alanko;Anna-Maija Poikkeus

  • Parental contribution to child’s early language and interest in books

    Paula Lyytinen;Marja Leena Laakso;Anna Maija Poikkeus

  • Associations of motor and cardiovascular performance with academic skills in children.

    Eero A. Haapala;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Tuomo Tompuri;Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula

  • Leisure Reading (But Not Any Kind) and Reading Comprehension Support Each Other—A Longitudinal Study Across Grades 1 and 9

    Minna Torppa;Pekka Niemi;Kati Vasalampi;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

  • Assessing agency of university students: validation of the AUS Scale

    Päivikki Jääskelä;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Kati Vasalampi;Ulla Maija Valleala

  • The development and predictive relations of play and language across the second year

    Paula Lyytinen;Marja-Leena Laakso;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Niina Rita

  • The frequency of parents' reading-related activities at home and children's reading skills during kindergarten and Grade 1☆

    Gintautas Silinskas;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Asko Tolvanen;Pekka Niemi

  • The double deficit hypothesis in the transparent Finnish orthography: a longitudinal study from kindergarten to Grade 2

    Minna Torppa;Rauno Parrila;Pekka Niemi;Marja Kristiina Lerkkanen

  • Early intentional communication as a predictor of language development in young toddlers

    M.-L. Laakso;A.-M. Poikkeus;J. Katajamäki;P. Lyytinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen University of Jyväskylä
Jari-Erik Nurmi
Jari-Erik Nurmi University of Jyväskylä
Timo Ahonen
Timo Ahonen University of Jyväskylä
Noona Kiuru
Noona Kiuru University of Jyväskylä
Kenneth Eklund
Kenneth Eklund University of Jyväskylä
Heikki Lyytinen
Heikki Lyytinen University of Jyväskylä
Pekka Niemi
Pekka Niemi University of Turku
Asko Tolvanen
Asko Tolvanen University of Jyväskylä
Kaisa Aunola
Kaisa Aunola University of Jyväskylä
Paavo H.T. Leppänen
Paavo H.T. Leppänen University of Jyväskylä

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