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- Bagger, Anette, 1974-, et al.
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Directions of intentionalities in special needs education in mathematics
- 2020
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Ingår i: Educational Studies in Mathematics. - : Springer. - 0013-1954 .- 1573-0816. ; 104, s. 41-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article builds upon a systematic review of 53 articles in international research journals and makes three main contributions. First, it develops a method for identifying motives, values, and assumptions in research by analysing segments of text in journal articles. Second, it represents a reflective account of research within the field of mathematics education. Third, it captures the ongoing directions of intentionalities inherent in the diverse field of special education mathematics and, thereby, some of the characteristics of the core issues in this field. Three directions of intentionalities were identified: towards teachers and teaching competence, towards enhanced mathematical achievement, and towards every student's learning. The results indicate that each direction has specific limitations and potentials. In order to improve special education mathematics, we recommend that researchers and practitioners remain broadly informed and involved in all three directions of intentionalities.
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- Bagger, Anette, 1974-, et al.
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Investigating the politics of meaning(s) in Nordic research on special education mathematics : developing a methodology
- 2018
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Ingår i: Perspectives on professional development of mathematics teachers. - Göteborg : Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF. - 9789198402421 ; , s. 141-150
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper aims to develop a methodology to explore the politics of meaning in special education mathematics research. Mediated meaning, directions of intentionalities and perspectives on special education have been analysed in eight reviewed articles. Results indicate that the politics of meaning in the Nordic sample are about processes of normalisation and effectiveness through methods and approaches. The teacher is emphasised as the centre for change and development also when it comes to organisational factors. Disabilities are not researched, perhaps cloaked by an overall relational approach or due to research paying attention to milder difficulties. The deve- loped methodology seems to be fruitful and will be applied on a broader international sample.
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- Bagger, Anette, 1974-, et al.
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The shared duty of special educational support in mathematics : borders and spaces in degree ordinances for pre-service teachers
- 2020
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Ingår i: Borders in mathematics pre-service teacher education. - Cham : Springer. - 9783030442910 - 9783030442927 ; , s. 141-161
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter investigates the future shared duties of special education pre-service teachers in mathematics and mathematics pre-service teachers for primary school to support students in need of support in mathematics. Within the Swedish context, teacher education training policy frames special education teachers in mathematics (STms) as the historians of schooling, in that they carry specific knowledge about how students in need of support have been treated earlier, and recognise that current practices and policies have been motivated by the history and culture of Swedish schools. This framing also suggests that they have the expertise in supporting students in need of special support and an understanding of specific disabilities or prerequisites for learning that these students can have. In contrast, mathematics teachers for primary school (MTPs) are framed as being responsible for the overall education taking place in classrooms, being willing to collaborate and learn from other professions involved in the students learning and development, and needing to pay attention to those other professions’ experiences and knowledge. In addition, the teacher education training policy indicates that MTPs are supposed to cooperate, listen, and reflect, whereas STms are to lead, be independent, analyse, and drive school development. Furthermore, the position, role, and authority of STms are not supported by the Swedish Education Act. This together with the sometimes contradictory roles identified by each of the profession’s goals in their degree ordinance could put MTPs’ and STms’ shared duties at risk, and creates a need for negotiation. A possible way forward, in order to counteract this risk, might be shared courses during teacher training. This could presumably prepare for future negotiations and collaborations of roles and responsibilities.
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- Grundén, Helena, 1968-, et al.
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Planera för inkluderande matematikundervisning i ett stormigt landskap
- 2022
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Ingår i: Matematikundervisningens sociopolitiska utmaningar. - Stockholm : Stockholm University Press. - 9789176352007 - 9789176351994 - 9789176351987 ; , s. 281-298
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- I detta kapitel diskuteras hur olika sociopolitiska vindar som blåser runt matematikundervisning påverkar förutsättningarna för både lärare och elever på olika nivåer. Fokus ligger på planering för en inkluderande matematikundervisning under dessa förutsättningar. Detta belyses utifrån de tidigare kapitlens ’vindriktningar’ samt vår egen forskning som fokuserar planering och inkludering i matematikundervisning. Utifrån de sociopolitiska beskrivningar som finns av mötet mellan elever, lärare och matematik kan vi se att det dels finns skillnader som uppträder över tid —förändringar som går från något mot något annat, men också förändringar som visar återkommande företeelser. För att synliggöra frågor om inkludering och planering inom ramen för dessa förändringar behövs en ständigt pågående debatt men det behövs också samverkan mellan forskare och lärare för att tillsammans kunna möta sociopolitiska utmaningar som uppstår när vi arbetar för en mer likvärdig och rättvis matematikundervisning. Det behövs även stöd och utrymme för lärare så att de kan tolka och navigera och genom ett informerat handlande planera för en inkluderande matematikundervisning.
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- Palmér, Hanna, 1974-, et al.
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What is implied when researchers claim to use a theory?
- 2017
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Ingår i: International Journal of Research and Method in Education. - : Routledge. - 1743-727X .- 1743-7288. ; 40:5, s. 471-479
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The focus of this article is on the use of theories and on what we imply when we in research claim to use a theory. In this article, diverse uses of one theory will be illustrated with reference to ten different studies. The aim is not to evaluate or judge how the theory is used in these studies, but to discuss how the diverse uses of one and the same theory may infer very different things in research. Questions are raised about what happens with the hierarchy and the coherence of an argument and what conclusions can be drawn when only some parts of a theory are used.
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- Roos, Helena, 1974-, et al.
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Communities of practice : exploring the diverse use of a theory
- 2015
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Ingår i: CERME9 Proceedings of the Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education. - : European Society for Research in Mathematics Education. - 9788072908448 ; , s. 2702-2708
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The social learning theory of communities of practice is frequently used in mathematics education research. However, we have come to recognise that the theory is used in diverse ways, regarding both the parts that are used and the ways in which those parts are used. This paper presents an overview of this diverse use of the theory based on three themes: Are communities of practice viewed as pre-existing or are they designed within the study? Are individuals or groups foregrounded in the study? Which parts of the theory are mainly used? The aim of the paper is twofold: to make visible the diverse possibilities within one single theory, and to make visible how, even though we might think we know what a theory implies in research, if we look beneath the surface we may find that “the same” theory can imply many different things.
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- Roos, Helena, 1974-, et al.
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Educational settings in relation to special educational needs in mathematics
- 2020
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Ingår i: Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, NOMAD. - Göteborg : Nationellt centrum för matematikutbildning (NCM). - 1104-2176. ; 25:3-4, s. 95-114
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper focuses on students in need of special education in mathematics (SEM students) and highlights teachers’ and principals’ reflections upon these students’ construction of knowledge in relation to two educational settings: the regular teaching setting and the test setting. The findings indicate that SEM students’ knowledge is legitimized only when displayed. However, there appear to be differences according to the specific setting. Different settings imply different knowledge representations, norms, and practices that need to be taken into account when reflecting, planning, and carrying out teaching in mathematics in relation to SEM.
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- Roos, Helena, 1974-, et al.
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Ethical dilemmas and professional judgment as a pathway to inclusion and equity in mathematics teaching
- 2024
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Ingår i: ZDM - the International Journal on Mathematics Education. - : Springer. - 1863-9690 .- 1863-9704. ; 56:3, s. 435-446
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study focuses on ethical dilemmas that arise in moments of inclusion and equity in mathematics teaching and how they might be tackled through teachers’ professional judgment. Skovsmose’s inclusive landscapes of investigation approach was used to design the study and to collect teachers’ joint reflections on moments of inclusion and equity in their teaching. Ethical dilemmas and professional judgment were the analytical foci for a qualitative thematic content analysis. Three explorative workshops were held with two teams of teachers from two schools in Sweden. The analysis identified three themes of ethical dilemma, and ways in which these were responded to by teachers’ professional judgment: (1) dilemmas of diversity and acting justly; (2) dilemmas of resources and allocating them fairly; (3) dilemmas of values and recognising diversity. We conclude that mathematics teachers’ professional judgments involve showing bravery, going outside of the norm, negotiating values and duties, listening to the students, and throughout this, engaging in collegial learning in the best interests of the learner.
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- Roos, Helena, 1974-, et al.
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Explicit instruction and special educational needs in mathematics in early school years
- 2022
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Twelfth Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12). - Bolzano : ERME / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. - 9791221025378 ; , s. 4517-4524
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper is an exploration of how an educational method, Explicit Instruction (EI), is used and reflected upon in research in relation to special educational needs in mathematics (SEM) in early school years. The current research front is put in relation to the Swedish curricula in mathematics and the Swedish school act (steering documents) to explore potential possibilities and challenges of the research findings in a Swedish context. The analysis was done in three steps: 1) a systematic search of research literature, 2) a content analysis of the literature 3) a relation of the results of to the steering documents. The exploration of the possibilities of EI displays that EI can contribute to every student's learning by providing a distinct structure in relation to the mathematical content. It displays challenges for special education in mathematics regarding collaboration between teachers, the competence of teachers, and time to plan the EI and time for the students working with EI.
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- Roos, Helena, 1974-, et al.
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Promoting basic arithmetic competence in early school years - using a response to intervention model
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1471-3802. ; 23:4, s. 263-388
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigated whether mathematics education based on a multi-tiered response to intervention (RTI) model can support students' arithmetic competence in primary schools in Sweden. The intent was to identify and support students at risk of failure. In this study, 113 students participated in the intervention, and 30 students participated in the control group. Both groups were followed from Grade 1 to the end of Grade 2 and compared. During the first semester in Grade 1, all students were taught basic addition and subtraction with explicit instructions in Tier 1. Those who did not respond to Tier 1 after one semester were provided support within Tier 2 during the second semester. The same was repeated in grade 2 and the students that did not respond to Tier 2 were supported within Tier 3. At the end of Grade 2, students in the intervention group performed significantly higher on the basic arithmetic competence in the number range 1-9 than the control group. No significant difference was found in a test measuring basic arithmetic competence in the number range 10-19. This study shows that using multi-tiered RTI might be sufficient to identify and support students at risk in early arithmetic competence.
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