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Föräldraalliansen Sverige ställer brännande frågor till riksdagspartierna inför valet 2018. Hur ska skolan möta upp alla elevers skilda behov, såväl högpresterande och normalpresterande som de som har stora svårigheter att klara skolan? Läs mer [Föräldraalliansen]

Det finns två huvudanledningar till att behålla röstsedlar i pappersformat, menar matematikprofessorn Svante Linusson. Det digitala hotet mot riksdagsvalet debatteras flitigt just nu. Cyberpåverkan kan störa själva debatten inför valet, som vi har sett många exempel på via Twitter-botar och andra fejkkonton. Läs mer [Skydd & Säkerhet]

The death of a woman hit by a self-driving car highlights an unfolding technological crisis, as code piled on code creates ‘a universe no one fully understands’. Läs mer [The Guardian]

Mathematics methods courses are central to the preparation of future teachers. Methods courses provide an opportunity for students to integrate their knowledge of mathematics content, the educational system, and curricula with their emerging understanding of the needs of their future students. It is here that future teachers can begin to form concrete, albeit preliminary, teaching

Carl Miller on the terrifying, hidden reality of Ridiculously Complicated Algorithms ‘I’ll lose my job if anyone knows about this.” There was a long silence which I didn’t dare to break. I had begged to make this meeting happen. And now the person I had long been trying to meet leaned towards me. “Someone is

Skolornas Matematiktävling har arrangerats årligen sedan 1961 och organiseras av Svenska Matematikersamfundet. Tävlingen är ett utmärkt tillfälle för matematikintresserade ungdomar på gymnasiet att upptäcka sin potential för matematik och uppmuntrats att fördjupa sig. Lärare kan nu anmäla sin skola.

Although the question of whether there is a gender difference in math seems like a simple one, the answer is complicated. Overall there are only small differences in boys’ and girls’ math performance; those differences depend on the age and skill level of the student, what type of math they are attempting and how big

Findings from an evaluation of a $575 million program to improve teacher performance found that, while sites implemented new measures of teaching effectiveness and modified personnel policies accordingly, the program had no impact on student outcomes. Läs mer [Best Evidence in Brief]

Contrary to widely-held opinion, taking high school calculus isn’t necessary for success later in college calculus — what’s more important is mastering the prerequisites, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry — that lead to calculus. That’s according to a study of more than 6,000 college freshmen at 133 colleges. Läs mer [ScienceDaily]