Browsing Faculty of Arts and Education by Author "Jakobsen, Arne"
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An investigation of Malawian schoolchildren’s attitudes towards mathematics
Swan, David Andreas (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-12)This study investigated Malawian schoolchildren’s attitudes towards mathematics. The following research questions were investigated in a Malawian context: 1. Which factors affect children’s attitudes towards mathematics ... -
Brøkundervisning i en Malawisk kontekst. Hva er styrende for en malawisk lærers valg av hvordan det undervises i brøk?
Bjørnø, Merete (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-13)Denne studien har undersøkt matematikkundervisning med fokus på brøk i malawisk skolekontekst og baserer seg på følgende forskningsspørsmål: 1. Hva er styrende for en malawisk lærers valg av hvordan det undervises i ... -
The Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Understanding of the Knowledge Necessary to Teach Mathematics: A Case Study in Malawi
Jacinto, Everton Lacerda (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11)Globally, progress in education has been made in recent years to promote learning opportunities for all. However, significant gaps remain in lowincome countries. In Malawi, a developing country where the educational system ... -
Does Early Introduction of Algebra in Schools Make any Difference? A Causal-Comparative Study of Algebra Skills of Upper Secondary School Students in Norway and Nepal.
Gautam, Ramesh (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-11)The main goal of this causal-comparative study is to investigate if the introduction of algebra in an early stage in schools enhance students' understanding of basic high school algebra. Algebra with variables appears in ... -
En analyse av eksemplifiseringen i et malawisk klasserom gjennom summative- og teoridrevne innholdsanalyser
Dreyer, Tore (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-11)Bruk av eksempler (eksemplifisering) i matematikkundervisningen er essensielt for elevenes læringsutbytte. Denne studien har undersøkt to læreres eksemplifisering på 6. trinn på en byskole i Malawi. I eksemplifiseringen ... -
En studie av malawiske læreres oppfatninger av begrepet problemløsning
Skiftestad, Mari (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-11)Denne oppgaven er en studie som har undersøkt hvilke oppfatninger malawiske lærere har av begrepet problemløsning. Oppgaven bygger videre på Refviks masteroppgave fra 2014 som undersøkte hvordan lærere i den malawiske ... -
Exploring opportunities to learn mathematics in practice-based teacher education : a Norwegian case study
Hovtun, Gaute; Mosvold, Reidar; Bjuland, Raymond; Fauskanger, Janne; Gjære, Åsmund Lillevik; Jakobsen, Arne; Kristensen, Morten Søyland (Chapter, 2021)This study critically examines the opportunities a group of prospective teachers—participating in learning cycles of enactment and investigation as part of their teacher education—has for developing their mathematical ... -
Hvordan kan Norsk Hermetikkmuseum brukes som en arena for matematikkundervisning - elevenes matematiske samtale i gruppearbeid
Johansen, Tonje Garborg (Master thesis, 2023)I denne masteroppgaven skal jeg se på hvordan et undervisningsopplegg på Norsk Hermetikkmuseum, etterfulgt av et undervisningsopplegg i klasserommet kan legge opp til matematiske samtaler blant elever som jobber i grupper. ... -
An investigation of teacher’s practices when teaching mass measurement in grade 4 in Malawi
Mwale, Liveness; Jakobsen, Arne (Chapter, 2022)This paper reports on a study on teachers’ practices when teaching mass measurement in grade 4 in Malawi. Data was collected from video recordings of three grade 4 teachers (two lessons each) who were purposively sampled ... -
Matematikklærarar ved praksisskular i Noreg sine oppfatningar om matematikkfaget
Reilstad, Solfrid (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-13)I denne studien undersøkast matematikklærarar sine oppfatningar knytt til matematikkfaget. Oppfatningar (eng. beliefs) kan kort skildrast som måten ein ser omverda på. Det blir vidare hevda at oppfatningar blant anna ... -
Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching: How do Primary Pre-service Teachers in Malawi Understand it?
Jacinto, Everton Lacerda; Jakobsen, Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)While a consensus within the field exists that pre-service teachers need adequate knowledge and skills to become effective teachers in mathematics, less is known about how they understand the mathematical knowledge needed ... -
A methodological approach to the development of prospective teachers’ interpretative knowledge
Jakobsen, Arne; Mellone, Maria; Ribeiro, Miguel (Chapter, 2022)In this paper, we propose a methodological approach-the SCS cycle-suitable to develop prospective teachers Interpretative Knowledge (IK). In particular, this study focus on a group of 19 prospective secondary teachers ... -
Teaching multiplication using representations : What works for primary pre-service teachers in Malawi?
Jacinto, Everton Lacerda; Jakobsen, Arne (Chapter, 2021)This article addressed the question: How do pre-service teachers in Malawi understand the teachingtasks and the knowledge necessary to teach multiplication using multiple representations? A case studywas conducted with one ... -
Teaching the concept of zero in a Malawi primary school: illuminating the language and resource challenge
Kazima, Mercy; Jakobsen, Arne; Mwadzaangati, Lisnet; Gobede, Fraser (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03)In this paper we discuss findings of a study that investigated the resources and language that teachers in Malawi use to teach the concept of zero. In Malawi primary schools, textual resources available to teachers are ... -
Using MKT measures for cross-national comparisons of teacher knowledge: Case of Slovakia and Norway
Marcinek, Tibor; Jakobsen, Arne; Partová, E (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The measures of mathematical knowledge for teaching developed at the University of Michigan in the U.S., have been adapted and used in studies measuring teacher knowledge in several countries around the world. In the ...