Mathematics Education

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Research in mathematics education is about the content and methods of mathematics teaching.
The mathematics education research group in Uppsala studies the phenomenon of teaching and learning mathematics in various ways. The studies cover all levels of education from preschool to university, both historically and in the present day. This includes studies of steering documents, professional development, teaching materials and tests – including their interrelationships –, and classroom interaction. The group studies educational aspects of, among other things, algebra, analysis, geometry, problem solving, programming and digital tools. Theories and methods are drawn from the field of mathematics education, but also from sociology, psychology, linguistics, and implementation research, for example. For more information about the group's research, see the profile pages of the group members.
The group has several international and national collaborations. These involve participation in other research groups, but also the organisation of networks and conferences. Several of the group's members are involved in various development projects, such as the development of teaching materials and teacher training projects.
Group members
Publications
Examining the effectiveness of teacher professional development in the BM and MIST initiatives
Part of Interplay between research and teaching practice in mathematics education. Proceedings of NORMA24 The tenth Nordic Conference on Mathematics Education Copenhagen, 2024, 2025
Part of INDRUM 2024 Proceedings, p. 871-880, 2024
Collaboration between mathematicians and mathematics educators in secondary teacher education
Part of Mediating mathematics, p. 133-137, 2024
TWG5: Teachers' and students' practices and experiences
Part of INDRUM 2024 Proceedings, p. 715-719, 2024
Part of Implementation and Replication Studies in Mathematics Education, p. 215-242, 2024
- DOI for Changing Mathematics Education Practice: a Systematic Review of Mathematics Education Implementation Research in the Nordic Countries
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Introduction to Section IV: Curriculum and Change
Part of Fourth International Handbook of Mathematics Education, p. 565-575, Springer, 2024
Part of Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 2024
- DOI for Different types of talk in mixed-attainment problem-solving groups: Contributions to individual students' combinatorial thinking
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Part of Cognitive science, 2024
- DOI for Exploring the Impact of Math Anxiety and Task Difficulty on Pupil Dilation in Adults and Young Children
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Part of Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13), p. 4252-4259, 2023
Part of Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13), p. 4364-4371, 2023
Part of “Dig Where You Stand” 7: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on the History of Mathematics Education., p. 197-212, 2023
Innovation and the problem of measuring effects in large scale professional development projects
Part of Proceedings of the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13), p. 4356-4363, 2023
Part of Proceedings of the Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12), p. 4087-4094, 2022
Part of The relation between mathematics education research and teachers’ professional development, p. 57-68, 2022
Part of Proceedings of the Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12), p. 4189-4196, 2022
Part of Proceedings of the 47th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, p. 25-32, 2024
From innovation to impact: Factors shaping the scaling success of the TRIUMPHS project
Part of Proceedings of the 47th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, p. 49-56, 2024
Displaying epistemic independence during mathematical problem solving in small group interaction
Part of Research on Children and Social Interaction, p. 214-237, 2023
Part of Hiroshima Journal of Mathematics Education, p. 129-139, 2022
Klein's double discontinuity around the world: the case of calculus
Part of Proceedings of the Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, 2022
Part of Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the International Network for Didactic Research in University Mathematics, 2022
Part of Programming and Computational Thinking in Technology Education, p. 38-59, Brill Academic Publishers, 2023
Part of Nordic Journal of Educational History, p. 145-169, 2023
- DOI for Towards a New Understanding of Swedish School Reforms: A Sociological Analysis of Textbooks' Role in Reforms of School Mathematics, 1919–1970
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Part of Journal of Cognition and Development, p. 100-126, 2024
- DOI for Early Childhood Educators' Math Anxiety and Its Relation to Their Pedagogic Actions in Swedish Preschools
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Part of International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, p. 375-397, 2023
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