säätelijä

English translation: determining factor

10:43 May 18, 2004
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / book on educational psychology
Finnish term or phrase: säätelijä
Context: "Oppimisympäristön toimintakulttuuri on keskeinen oppimisen säätelijä." ... "Konstruktivismin näkökulmasta oppimisympäristön avoimuus vaatii etenkin niin sanottujen sisäisten säätelijöiden huomioimista." ... "Huolestumista herättää kirjoittajien mielestä se, että sisäisiin, usein "näkymättömiin" oppimisympäristön säätelijöihin ei aina kiinnitetä riittävästi huomiota."
urbom
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:55
English translation:determining factor
Explanation:
or the factor determining... This is probably the most commonly used term in ed. psych. texts.
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Annira Silver (X)
Local time: 19:55
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Yes, this fits the context best. Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2regulating factor
Jyri Lehtinen
4 +1determining factor
Annira Silver (X)
3influencing factor
Minna Wood MITI (Purring CAT Ltd.) (X)


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säätelijä
influencing factor


Explanation:
"säätelijä" is used here in the sense of "vaikutustekijä"/"vaikuttava tekijä", something that influences something else.

Minna Wood MITI (Purring CAT Ltd.) (X)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Finnish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
säätelijä
regulating factor


Explanation:
In my opinion "säätelijä" here means something more than it having an influenceon things. I prefer the verb regulate.

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Note added at 1 hr 6 mins (2004-05-18 11:50:38 GMT)
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\"influence on\", with a space.

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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2004-05-18 11:55:28 GMT)
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To me, the use of the word is quite similar to the use of the expression \"regulating factor\" here: http://www.the-kingdom.ie/news/story.asp?j=8770

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Note added at 1 hr 12 mins (2004-05-18 11:56:26 GMT)
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To me, the use of the word is quite similar to the use of the expression \"regulating factor\" here: http://www.the-kingdom.ie/news/story.asp?j=8770

Jyri Lehtinen
Finland
Local time: 19:55
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Auri Paajanen
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
6 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
säätelijä
determining factor


Explanation:
or the factor determining... This is probably the most commonly used term in ed. psych. texts.


    Reference: http://horizon.unc.edu/ts/editor/81b.html
Annira Silver (X)
Local time: 19:55
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Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Yes, this fits the context best. Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Desmond O'Rourke: This is the idiomatic and best way to translate the word.
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