Teaching and learning of mathematics
The group conducts research in different aspects of the teaching and learning of mathematics and mathematics education.
Some of the areas which are covered by the group are
- teacher education,
- history of mathematics and mathematical reasoning,
- problems solving strategies,
- assessment,
- gifted education.
The main focus is on upper secondary school but issues concerning the transition to university level mathematics, teaching and learning at university level as well as in preschool and teacher training have been included.
The group is part of the research theme Matematik och naturvetenskap (information på svenska), which involves several departments and organizations engaged in mathematics and natural science education research in the Gothenburg area.
Faculty
Former doctoral students in Mathematics Education
Kerstin Pettersson, PhD "Algoritmiska, intuitiva och formella aspekter av matematiken i dynamiskt samspel: En studie av hur studenter nyttjar sina begreppsuppfattningar inom matematisk analys", 2008
Anna-Ida Säfström, PhD "Exercising Mathematical Competence: Practising Representation Theory and Representing Mathematical Practice", 2013
Linda Mattsson, PhD "Tracking mathematical giftedness in an egalitarian context", 2013
Helena Johansson, PhD "Mathematical Reasoning - In physics and real-life context", 2015
Mikael Borke, PhLic "Matematisk och pedagogisk kunskap – Lärarstudenters uppfattningar av begreppen funktion och variabel", 2017
Éva Fülöp, PhD "Learning to solve problems that you have not learned to solve: Strategies in mathematical problem solving", 2019
University links to related environments
- CUL – Centre for Educational Sciences and Teacher Resarch at University of Gothenburg
- MERGOT, NCM – Nationellt Centrum för Matematikutbildning, in Swedish
- IDPP – Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies at University of Gothenburg
- Nordic Network for Algebra Learning at Uppsala University
- Svensk förening för matematikdidaktisk forskning, in Swedish
Close collaborators
- Jesper Boesen, Jönköping University
- Kajsa Bråting, Uppsala University
- Angelika Kullberg, University of Gothenburg
- Ference Marton, University of Gothenburg
- Jon Star, Harvard