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Dissertation defence 2.4.2026: FM Reetta Kyynäräinen (University of Turku)

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.