Didactics of Mathematics as a Research Field in Scandinavia

Rønning, Frode

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05514-1_6

European Traditions in Didactics of Mathematics

2019

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05514-1_6

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Didactics of Mathematics as a Research Field in Scandinavia

Frode Rønning

Abstract: This chapter presents an overview of the development of didactics of mathematics as a research domain in the three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. This presentation is linked to the development of the school system and teacher education. Some important trends that have been of particular importance to each of the countries will be described and an account of the current situation will be given. At the end there is a section about collaborative projects that have taken place in the whole Nor… Show more

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Modelling mathematics for educational research and practice: a comparison of two theoretical approaches

Hochmuth,

Peters,

Rønning

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The production and use of explicit models of mathematics are important elements of research in Didactics of Mathematics. In this paper, we present and compare two different European approaches to didactical modelling. The first, centred around the notion of basic idea (Grundvorstellung), arose in German-speaking countries as a development within Subject Matter Didactics (Stoffdidaktik). The second is the notion of praxeology from the Anthropological Theory of the Didactic, which originated in France. After presenting the genesis and interpretation of these notions as theoretical modelling tools, we provide a detailed case study of actual models produced with these tools, concerning the notion of limits and derivatives. Furthermore, we identify similarities and differences of both models in how they can support didactical research and practice, for instance, by identifying important phenomena or problems. We conclude that the two approaches offer important, different and, to some extent, complementary positions and perspectives.

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Modelling mathematics for educational research and practice: a comparison of two theoretical approaches

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Peters,

Rønning

et al. 2024

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Recent Nordic Research in Mathematics Education Illustrated by Examples from NORMA17

Grevholm

2021

Mathematics

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A characterization of recent Nordic research in didactics of mathematics is presented based on the 32 research reports from the Nordic and Baltic countries in the proceedings from NORMA17 (The eighth Nordic conference on didactics of mathematics). Recent Nordic research in didactics of mathematics is observed from several aspects such as choice of problem, theory, method, result, and target for the message. The analyses of the papers on different levels and from a manifold of perspectives build up an image of what Nordic research in DM (didactics of mathematics) contains and represents currently. The closeness and cooperation between researchers in the Nordic countries is characteristic as well as the breadth and variation in the choice of questions, theories, and methods. Research activity seems to flourish most in Norway. Small-scale studies as well as larger projects are visible. A variety of messages about mathematics teaching and learning for all age groups are directed to students, mathematics teachers, teacher educators, and policymakers. Quantitative and qualitative empirical studies dominate. Conceptual or theoretical investigations are rare. Studies of outcomes of interventions, including teaching approaches and experiments are most common, followed by studies of learning and cognition, including problem-solving. There is a need for surveys and overviews as so many new results are exposed.

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Didactics of Mathematics as a Research Field in Scandinavia

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Modelling mathematics for educational research and practice: a comparison of two theoretical approaches

Modelling mathematics for educational research and practice: a comparison of two theoretical approaches

Recent Nordic Research in Mathematics Education Illustrated by Examples from NORMA17

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