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View article: Eye-Tracking Data in the Exploration of Students’ Engagement with Representations in Mathematics: Areas of Interest (AOIs) as Methodological and Conceptual Challenges
Eye-Tracking Data in the Exploration of Students’ Engagement with Representations in Mathematics: Areas of Interest (AOIs) as Methodological and Conceptual Challenges Open
In mathematics, and in learning mathematics, representations (texts, formulae, and figures) play a vital role. Eye-tracking is a promising approach for studying how representations are attended to in the context of mathematics learning. Th…
View article: Students Enjoying Transformed and Improved Learning Experiences of Mathematics in Higher Education
Students Enjoying Transformed and Improved Learning Experiences of Mathematics in Higher Education Open
In this chapter, the author reflects on his professional experiences that span more than five decades working in mathematics education as mathematics teacher and mathematics education researcher. He draws on experience from working in scho…
View article: A transition to online teaching and learning of mathematics in Norwegian higher education institutions: the perspectives of lecturers and students
A transition to online teaching and learning of mathematics in Norwegian higher education institutions: the perspectives of lecturers and students Open
This paper reports a study of university lecturers’ and students’ experiences of teaching and learning mathematics following the abrupt requirement to switch to online teaching in 2020. A goal of the study is to share experiences that coul…
View article: Designing professional development for mathematics teacher educators
Designing professional development for mathematics teacher educators Open
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View article: Educating to inspire active learning approaches in mathematics in Norwegian universities
Educating to inspire active learning approaches in mathematics in Norwegian universities Open
This is a report of an analysis of some of the data generated by a national survey of teaching approaches used in higher education mathematics courses. The overall purpose of the survey was to explore how widespread is the use of teaching …
View article: Online mathematics teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: The perspective of lecturers and students
Online mathematics teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: The perspective of lecturers and students Open
The global spread of the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, reached Norway at the end of February 2020. MatRIC, Centre for Research, Innovation and Coordination of Mathematics Teaching conducted a national survey in Norwegian higher education in…
View article: Assessing first-year engineering students' pre-university mathematics knowledge: Preliminary validity results based on an item response theory model
Assessing first-year engineering students' pre-university mathematics knowledge: Preliminary validity results based on an item response theory model Open
The importance of students’ prior knowledge to their current learning outcomes cannot be overemphasised. Students with adequate prior knowledge are better prepared for the current learning materials than those without the knowledge. Howeve…
View article: Self-efficacy and approaches to learning mathematics among engineering students: empirical evidence for potential causal relations
Self-efficacy and approaches to learning mathematics among engineering students: empirical evidence for potential causal relations Open
Theories of self-efficacy and approaches to learning are well-established in the psychology of learning. However, studies on relationships between the primary constructs on which these theories are developed are rarely reported in mathemat…
View article: Critical stance within a community of inquiry in an advanced mathematics course for pre-service teachers
Critical stance within a community of inquiry in an advanced mathematics course for pre-service teachers Open
This paper reports a study of university students’ experiences of learning mathematics in an introductory differential equations course that takes an inquiry approach to learning and teaching. The students are on a trajectory leading towar…
View article: University students’ learning approaches: An adaptation of the revised two-factor study process questionnaire to Norwegian
University students’ learning approaches: An adaptation of the revised two-factor study process questionnaire to Norwegian Open
This paper reports a Norwegian validation study of a widely used instrument to measure students' approaches to learning, namely, Bigg's revised two-factor study process questionnaire (R-SPQ-2F). Its cultural sensitivity and psychometry eva…
View article: Calculus Self-Efficacy Inventory: Its Development and Relationship with Approaches to learning
Calculus Self-Efficacy Inventory: Its Development and Relationship with Approaches to learning Open
This study was framed within a quantitative research methodology to develop a concise measure of calculus self-efficacy with high psychometric properties. A survey research design was adopted in which 234 engineering and economics students…
View article: Use of activity theory to make sense of mathematics teaching: a dialogue between perspectives
Use of activity theory to make sense of mathematics teaching: a dialogue between perspectives Open
This paper examines the interactions between teachers’ decisions, discourses and acts, and the intended students’ learning. The focus is theoretical and methodological as it attempts to exemplify theoretical perspectives in studying mathem…
View article: Use of Activity Theory to make sense of Mathematics Teaching : a dialogue between perspectives/Test
Use of Activity Theory to make sense of Mathematics Teaching : a dialogue between perspectives/Test Open
This paper examines the interactions between teachers’ decisions, discourses and acts, and the intended students’ learning. The focus is theoretical and methodological as it attempts to exemplify theoretical perspectives in studying mathem…
View article: Developing practice through research into university mathematics education
Developing practice through research into university mathematics education Open
The paper provides a very brief outline review of research into some key issues that affect students’ performance in mathematics in higher education. Community of practice theory is used to frame and focus the discussion. Policies regardin…