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Dissertation defence: FM Reetta Kyynäräinen

FM Reetta Kyynäräinen will defend her doctoral dissertation at the University of Turku on April 2, 2026, at 13.00 as the first doctoral researcher in the EDUCA-Doc pilot program

The title of her dissertation is Moment of Mistakes: Students’ Affective Responses in an Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Course. The study explores how university students react to mistakes during a chemistry laboratory course, and which factors influence these reactions. 

The opponent is Professor Joseph Krajcik (Michigan State University, USA) and Professor Mikko-Jussi Laakso (University of Turku) serves as the custos.