Anette Fröberg

Recension: International perspectives on mathematics curriculum

Denisse Thompson, Mary Ann Huntley, and Christine Suurtamm provide a broad overview of mathematics curricula in eight countries in their book, International Perspectives on Mathematics Curriculum. The book consists of ten chapters, including an introduction that lays out guiding questions. Each of the next eight chapters focuses on a particular country’s mathematics curriculum; countries covered […]

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What keeps Chinese students motivated in doing math homework?

As many students face the enduring challenge of maintaining their motivation to complete homework assignments, there is a critical need to pay close attention to homework motivation management (i.e., student’s efforts to sustain or enhance their motivation in order to complete homework assignments that might be boring or difficult). Yet, in spite of research showing

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Om PISA samt lärarrollen på Bokmässan

Bokmässan i Göteborg pågår torsdag – söndag, 27-30 september. Den här gången kan man bl.a. lyssna till Lucy Crehan som föreläser om världens mest lyckade skolsystem och PISA resultat under rubriken ”Hemligheterna bakom världens bästa skolsystem”. Per Kornhall kommer tillsammans med Sara Svanlund hålla i föreläsningen ”Hur kan lärarrollen stärkas? En handbok för lärare”.

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Grouping students by achievement

The Education Endowment Foundation in the UK has published an evaluation of two trials of programs, developed by the University College-London (UCL) Institute of Education, investigating approaches to grouping students: Best Practice in Setting and Best Practice in Mixed Attainment Grouping. The main trial, ”Best Practice in Setting,” tested an intervention that aimed to get

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