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Identification of Epigenetic Regulators of Fibrotic Transformation in Cardiac Fibroblasts Through Bulk and Single-Cell CRISPR Screens Open
Cardiac fibrosis is mediated by the persistent activity of myofibroblasts, which differentiate from resident cardiac fibroblasts in response to tissue damage and stress signals. The signaling pathways and transcription factors regulating f…
View article: Identification of epigenetic regulators of fibrotic transformation in cardiac fibroblasts through bulk and single-cell CRISPR screens
Identification of epigenetic regulators of fibrotic transformation in cardiac fibroblasts through bulk and single-cell CRISPR screens Open
Cardiac fibrosis is mediated by the persistent activity of myofibroblasts, which differentiate from resident cardiac fibroblasts in response to tissue damage and stress signals. The signaling pathways and transcription factors regulating f…
English and Swedish year-one teachers’ number-related learning goals: the influence of intended and received curricula Open
In this paper, drawing on semi-structured interviews with generalist teachers of year-one children in England and Sweden, we examine comparatively the influence of the intended curriculum (teachers in both countries work within mandated na…
Two methods for quantifying similarity between textbooks with respect to content distribution Open
Measures of association, which typically require pairwise data, are widespread in many aspects of educational research. However, due to the need to reduce their content to equal numbers of units of analysis, they are rarely found in the an…
Analysing English year-one mathematics textbooks through the lens of foundational number sense: A cautionary tale for importers of overseas-authored materials Open
In this paper we present analyses of three textbooks currently used in the teaching of mathematics to year-one children in England. One is an established English-authored textbook, while the others are Singaporean-authored imports promoted…
Teachers' perspectives on number and addition in year one: application of FoNS framework in interview analyses Open
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Parent-initiated activities in support of Swedish year-one children’s learning of mathematics: age-appropriate complements to school? Open
In this paper, motivated in part by evidence that Swedish teachers are sceptical of parents’ abilities to offer appropriate support, we present an exploratory investigation of the activities Swedish parents initiate to facilitate their yea…
Content analysis of mathematics textbooks and adapted Lorentz curves Open
In this paper, we introduce an adaption of the Lorenz curve as a powerful tool for graphically presenting content analyses of mathematics textbooks. Three textbooks currently used with year-one children in Sweden, one Swedish-, one Finnish…
Swedish parents’ perspectives on homework: manifestations of principled pragmatism Open
Motivated by earlier research highlighting Swedish teachers’ beliefs that the setting of homework compromises deep-seated principles of educational equity, this paper presents an exploratory study of Swedish parents’ perspectives on homewo…
Computational Estimation and Mathematics Education: A Narrative Literature Review Open
Computational estimation, typically construed as an approximate mental calculation of an arithmetical problem, is an important skill in everyday life and a wide range of professional contexts. Despite its importance, textbooks and curricul…
ERME column Open
ERME Thematic Working Groups. The European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (ERME) holds a biennial conference (CERME), in which research is presented and discussed in Thematic Working Groups (TWG). We continue the initiative …
Estimation in the primary mathematics curricula of the United Kingdom: Ambivalent expectations of an essential competence Open
In this paper, we examine the national curricula for primary mathematics for each of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) for the estimation-related opportunities they offer chi…
Teachers’ perspectives on homework: manifestations of culturally situated common sense Open
This paper presents an exploratory study of English and Swedish teachers’ perspectives on the role of homework in year-one children’s learning of number. In order to ensure cultural integrity, data were analysed independently by two collea…
Estimation: An inadequately operationalised national curriculum competence Open
Research has highlighted the importance of estimation, in various forms, as both an essential life-skill and a significant underpinning of other forms of mathematical learning. It has also highlighted a lack of opportunities for learners t…
Two novel approaches to the content analysis of school mathematics textbooks Open
The analysis of the content of school textbooks, particularly in a time of cross-cultural borrowing, is a growing field restricted by the tools currently available. In this paper, drawing on the analyses of three English year-one mathemati…
Time series analysis: Moving averages as an approach to analysing textbooks Open
In this study we introduce time series analysis, specifically moving averages, as a novel strategy for analysing mathematics textbooks. Such analyses show how different topics or mathematical processes are emphasised over different time pe…
Opportunities to learn foundational number sense in three Swedish year one textbooks: implications for the importation of overseas-authored materials Open
In this paper we present statistical analyses of three textbooks used by Swedish teachers to support year one children's learning of mathematics. One, Eldorado, is authored by Swedish teachers, another, Favorit, is a Swedish adaptation of …
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR-ONE CHILDREN TO ACQUIRE FOUNDATIONAL NUMBER SENSE: COMPARING ENGLISH AND SWEDISH ADAPTATIONS OF THE SAME SINGAPORE TEXTBOOK Open
We compare adaptations of a Singaporean year-one mathematics textbook for use in England and Sweden respectively. The texts were analysed in two different ways against the eight dimensions of Foundational Number Sense (FoNS), a set of core…
A Tale of Two Twins Open
This is the ninth year the Biochemical Society has run the Science Communication Competition. The competition aims to give talented young science communicators the opportunity to have their work published in The Biochemist. This year's com…
English and Swedish teachers’ perspectives on the role of parents in year one children’s learning of number: manifestations of culturally-conditioned norms Open
This paper presents an exploratory study of English and Swedish teachers' perspectives on the role of parents in year one children's learning of number. Drawing on the results of semi-structured interviews, data from each cohort were analy…
Opportunities to acquire foundational number sense: A quantitative comparison of popular English and Swedish textbooks Open
In this paper, we present analyses of popular grade one textbooks, one from each of England and Sweden. Focused on Foundational Number Sense, we examine how each book’s tasks facilitate children’s learning of those number-related competenc…
Introduction to the work of TWG 2: Arithmetic and number systems Open
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Swedish year one teachers’ perspectives on homework in children’s learning of number: An ongoing controversy. Open
This paper draws on semi-structured interviews undertaken with twenty teachers of year one children in Sweden. Interviews focused on teachers’ construal of their own and their pupils’ parents’ roles in supporting year one children’s learni…
Swedish teachers’ perspectives on parental involvement in children’s early learning of number Open
In this paper, we present results of an interview study of Swedish teachers’ views on parental involvement in year one children’s learning of number. Interview transcripts were subjected to a data-driven inductive analysis that identified …
TWG02: Arithmetic and number systems Introduction to the papers of TWG02: Arithmetic and number systems Open
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