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Three mathematicians show, for the first time, how to form a square with the same area as a circle by cutting them into interchangeable pieces that can be visualized. Läs mer [Quanta]

A recent study analyzing the impact of a shorter school week for high schools found that 11th-grade students participating in a four-day week performed worse on standardized math tests than students who remained on five-day schedules. Läs mer [ScienceDaily]

Recension In International Perspectives on Mathematics Teacher Education, Denisse R. Thompson, Christine Suurtamm, and Mary Ann Huntley have compiled a much-needed collection of descriptions of mathematics teacher education programs from a number of international countries—two from Europe (France and Sweden), the African country of Malawi, Singapore in Asia, the Oceanic country of New Zealand, Colombia

Global Lessons from Initiatives to Support Learners and Teachers This report brings together 45 of the education continuity stories that were jointly documented by the OECD, the World Bank, Harvard’s Global Education Innovation Initiative and HundrED during the first wave of school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Läs mer [OECD]

The Education and Training Monitor 2021 presents European Commission’s yearly evaluation of education and training system across Europe. The report brings together the latest data, technical papers and studies, as well as examples of policy measures from different EU countries. It offers a cross-national and thematic analysis as well as 27 individual country reports. Läs

A recent randomized evaluation conducted in Norway investigated the effects of a small group mathematics instruction on student academic achievement in elementary school. The study involved 159 elementary schools and 14,891 students in 10 municipalities in Norway. Schools were randomly assigned to receive the intervention or business as usual. [Från Best Evidence in Brief] Läs

På många skolor används ”tyst räkning” då elever jobbar ensamma i sina matteböcker. Nu har Marie Sjöblom, doktorand i matematikdidaktik vid Malmö universitet, undersökt metoder för att istället skapa matematisk dialog i klassrummet. Läs mer [Malmö Universitet]

Flickor väljer ofta bort matematik – trots att de generellt är bättre på matte än pojkar. Lärarna kan spela en viktig roll för att bryta mönstret genom att motverka könsnormer och kamratpåverkan, menar forskaren Maaike van der Vleuten. Läs mer [Ämnesläraren]