En viktig del av uppdraget innebär att utreda genomströmningen mellan 2016 och 2021 på några lärarprogram vid LIU. Genom att ta med ytterligare en årskull i förskollärarprogrammet och grundlärarprogrammets tre inriktningar, ökar underlaget och statistiken blir säkrare. Därför ingår även nybörjarkullarna från ht 2015 i nämnda program i denna redovisning. Analysen av ämneslärarprogrammet omfattar studentkullarna från ht 2016 till 2021 eftersom den nya utbildningsplanen började gälla först ht 2016. Det mesta underlaget är hämtat från Ladok (universitetets studieregister), men statistik gällande gymnasiebetyg och nationell bakgrund kommer från SCB.

Måtten på genomströmning som förekommer i denna redovisning är samma mått som UKÄ har använt i sina rapporter om genomströmning och avhopp i högskolan1. Kvarvarofrekvensen beräknas för varje termin i relation till termin 1 där kvarvarofrekvensen alltid är 100%. Tabeller och diagram i denna rapport visar kvarvarofrekvens, men i texten används emellanåt också begreppet tidiga avhopp. Tidiga avhopp innebär att en student som var registrerad även terminen efter att studierna påbörjats, dvs senast även termin 2, men inte termin 3 eller 4, har troligen hoppat av utbildningen. Om kvarvarofrekvensen efter termin 1 och 2 är 75% i ett program innebär det att andelen tidiga avhopp i programmet är 25%.

Ett annat förekommande mått på genomströmning är examensfrekvens. Denna anger hur stor andel av de studenter som påbörjat en utbildning också har avslutat den och tagit examen. Här brukar mätningen göras något halvår efter avslutade studier men också efter ytterligare 2–3 år. Eftersom föreliggande redovisning omfattar programkullar med start tidigast ht 2015 blir det statistiska underlaget inte tillräckligt omfattande för att här kunna ge en säker bild av examensfrekvensen. Underlag från förskollärarprogrammet och grundlärarprogrammet med inriktning fritidshem har ändå tagits med då dessa utbildningar är kortare och bara sträcker sig över sju respektive sex terminer.

Rapporttexten innehåller återkommande hänvisningar till tabeller och figurer i appendix som bifogas rapporten. Några av dessa återfinns även i rapporttexten, men då i något mindre storlek än i appendix.

Mastering traditional algorithms has formed mathematics teaching in primary education. Educational reforms have emphasized variation and creativity in teaching and using computational strategies. These changes have recently been criticized for lack of empirical support. This research examines the effect of teaching two differently structured written calculation methods on teaching arithmetic skills (addition) in grade 2 in Sweden with respect to students procedural, conceptual and factual knowledge. A total of 390 students (188 females, 179 males, gender not indicated for 23) were included. The students attended 20 classes in grade 2 and were randomly assigned to one of two methods. During the intervention, students who were taught and had practiced traditional algorithms developed their arithmetic skills significantly more than students who worked with the decomposition method with respect to procedural knowledge and factual knowledge. These results provided no evidence that the development of students conceptual knowledge would benefit more from learning the decomposition method compared to traditional algorithm.

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.

n many classrooms, from first grade through the whole school system, there are many students whose mother tongue is not the same as the teachers’ language used for instruction (Khisty, 2001). In Sweden, newly arrived immigrant children with limited Swedish language knowledge are learning Mathematics together with children who have spent their entire life in a Swedish context. Considering the large number of students with limited knowledge in the language of instruction one of the most important tasks for teachers in Swedish primary education is to create conditions to support the development of mathematical knowledge in these students...

The overall interest in this study is actions of the diverse participants in the mathematics primary classroom. More specifically, attention is put on typical communication strategies that teachers and students, in our research context, use during mathematics lessons. We present some examples with classroom data to illustrate how the strategies are used and hat opportunities to learn mathematics are offered as an outcome from the implemented actions by teachers and students.

Hur ser den japanska matematikundervisningen ut i de tidiga skolåren? Två forskare har slagit ihop sina intressen och rest till Japan för att observera och skaffa intryck från klassrum. De beskriver här vad som kännetecknar det lärare och elever gör då problemlösning är utgångspunkten för undervisning i aritmetik. De belyser också de förutsättningar för lärande som kan uppstå när undervisningen utgår från strukturerad problemlösning.

This presentation wants to provide knowledge on mathematics lessons in Japanese classrooms (in comparison to Swedish classrooms). We will focus on a description of arithmetic lessons in the early school years. During a study visit in Sendai and Tokyo in February 2014 we had the possibility to visit lessons in four different elementary schools and to observe teachers’ and pupils’ activities during the mathematic lessons. The ”Japanese way” of organizing mathematics teaching has been described frequently and is being characterised as organising the whole lesson around a small number of problems and with a focus on pupils learning strategies (Shimizu, 2013). In this paper we choose Shimizu and others’ analyses as a starting point and will exemplify how a problem solving perspective can guide the activities of teachers and pupils. We are especially interested in how problem solving can contribute to pupils’ understanding of mathematical terms and content in elementary school lessons early years, when addition and subtraction and related procedures are being taught.

Syftet med avhandlingen är att beskriva, analysera och förstå matematikundervisning på lågstadiet. Mer precist är syftet att undersöka vad denna undervisning ger elever i några klassrum möjlighet att lära då undervisningsinnehållet är skriftliga räknemetoder för addition och  ubtraktion. Centrala frågor är vad lärare och elever gör i matematikklassrummet och vad eleverna, som en följd av undervisningen har möjlighet att lära. En fältstudie har genomförts i fem klasser med början på våren i år 2 och fortsättning under hösten i år 3. Sammanlagt 24 lektioner har videofilmats. Materialet har analyserats i två etapper, med början i en empiri nära, tematisk analys. Verksamhetsteorin är teoretisk utgångspunkt och analysverktyget som inspirerats av Engeströms modell för verksamhetssystem har varit vägledande i den andra etappen av analysen.

Resultatet visar fyra typer av undervisningsverksamheter i matematik, vilka resulterar i möjligt lärande som varierar i förhållande till de förmågemål som anges i Lgr11. Det framgår också att de utmärkande metoder som lärare och elever använder kan ordnas i fem grupper, i huvudsak beroende på vilka kunskapsaspekter metoderna riktas mot. Det gäller metoder där procedurer, begrepp och samband, matematisk kommunikation och resonemang samt intresse och tilltro är i centrum, tillsammans med metoder som bidrar till stötestenar, vilka innebär utmaningar för både lärare och elever. Resultatet diskuteras mot bakgrund av forskning om undervisning och lärande i matematik med inriktning mot språklig kommunikation, användning av laborativt material, klassrumskultur och klassrumsorganisation.

The aim of this study is to describe, analyse and understand teaching of mathematics in lower primary school. More precisely, the aim is to investigate what this teaching offers pupils in some classrooms in terms of learning, when the content of teaching is written calculation methods for addition and subtraction. Teachers’ and pupils’ activities are in focus, as well as what it is possible for the pupils to learn as a consequence of these activities. Collection of data has been carried out in five classes, starting in spring when the pupils were in second grade and finished by the end of the autumn, when the pupils were in third grade. The video-recorded material comprises a total of 24 lessons. The collected research material has been analysed in two steps, where the first step can be described as empirically oriented and thematical. The theoretical perspective is Activity theory (CHAT) and an analysing tool, inspired by Engeström’s model has guided the second step of the analysis. The result demonstrates four types of teaching activities in mathematics, which leads to possible learning that varies in relation to the educational goals set in the curriculum (Lgr11). It is also shown that teachers and pupils make use of a variety of characteristic methods, which can be sorted into five groups, primarily based on ability aspects that are actualised by different methods. These are methods, where (1) procedures, (2) concepts and connections, (3) mathematical communication and reasoning, and (4) interest and confidence are in focus. There is also a fifth group, but it deviates from the others, as it consists of methods that contribute to (5) stumbling blocks, which in turn means that they become challenges for teachers as well as pupils. The results are discussed in relation to other research about teaching and learning mathematics.

Background An evaluation report of the mathematics initiative in Sweden points out certain aspects for succeeding in using Learning Study as a method for developing mathematics education. These aspects are (1) a limited content, (2) qualified tutoring, (3) set-aside time and (4) supportive school leaders. Purpose Our purpose is to share our experiences from tutoring different municipality Learning Study projects, by highlighting aspects that could be regarded as crucial for a successful project. Design In order to get better results in students' achievements in mathematics, the teachers attended a municipality Learning Study project, aimed to develop mathematics teaching, especially with focus on content. The first project started in 2010 and the last ongoing project will be finished in spring 2013. Totally approx. 70 mathematics teachers (grade 1-9) together with tutors and project managers were involved. Main activities have been lectures and group discussions of books and articles about Learning Study together with planning, developing and carrying through lessons according to the Learning Study model. Overall, a total amount of about 40 LearningStudies will be fulfilled before summer 2013. Findings As tutors  in the projects we have experienced some aspects that we, from our point of view, believe could affect and be crucial for the outcome of Learning Study projects. We present our findings divided into three main themes (1) General aspects, e.g. visible project management, distinct organization and a compressed Learning Study cycle, (2) Successful groups, e. g. profound understanding of fundamental mathematics, knowledge and awareness about curriculum, and high expectations on students’ achievements. Finally, a third theme has emerged, through analyzing videotaped lessons, tests and materials from project evaluations, (3) Impact on teaching. Some examples are (a) increased and conscious use of manipulatives, (b) increased use of group discussions, and (c) less time for students’ individual work in textbooks.