Search for dissertations about: "Kirsti Hemmi"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Kirsti Hemmi.

  2. 1. Approaching Proof in a Community of Mathematical Practice

    Author : Kirsti Hemmi; Rikard Bögvad; Barbara Jaworski; Gila Hanna; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; proof; university mathematics; community of practice; participation; reification; MATHEMATICS; MATEMATIK;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to describe how students encounter proof in a community of mathematical practice at a mathematics department and how they are drawn to share mathematicians’ views and knowledge of proof. Considering the department as a community of practice where the joint enterprise is learning mathematics in a broad sense made it possible to perceive the newcomers as active participants in the practice. READ MORE

  4. 2. When mathematics teachers focus discussions on slope : Swedish upper secondary teachers in a professional development initiative

    Author : Anna Bengtsson; Constanta Olteanu; Kirsti Hemmi; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; teacher professional development; upper secondary mathematics teachers; collegiality; slope; rate of change; teaching culture; community of practice; learning study; Mathematical Education; Matematikdidaktik;

    Abstract : The shift towards collegiality is a new setting for many teachers. Most teachers work alone, in isolation from their colleagues and collegial collaboration requires organisational structures. READ MORE

  5. 3. Finnish mathematics curriculum materials and teachers’ interaction with them in two cultural-educational contexts

    Author : Tuula Koljonen; Kirsti Hemmi; Hendrik Van Steenbrugge; Barbro Grevholm; Åbo Akademi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cross-cultural studies; elementary schoolteachers’ interaction with curriculum materials; Finland and Sweden; mathematics education; Finland och Sverige; grundskolelärares interaktion med läromedel; matematikundervisning; tvärkulturella studier;

    Abstract :  Tidigare forskning har visat att lärare är centrala aktörer i undervisning men också läromedlens stora betydelse för undervisningen och lärande har lyfts fram. Dock har mycket av forskningen kring läromedel och dess betydelse för undervisning och lärande gjorts i USA och endast ett fåtal studier har genomförts i Europa och Norden. READ MORE

  6. 4. Finnish Teacher Guides in Mathematics : Resources for primary school teachers in designing teaching

    Author : Tuula Koljonen; Kirsti Hemmi; Andreas Ryve; Jeppe Skott; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cultural scripts; curriculum materials in mathematics; Finnish primary school; teacher guides characteristics; resources for teaching; Didactics; didaktik;

    Abstract : Previous research worldwide has shown that curriculum materials maintain a strong presence and constitute an important tool, artefact, in mathematics classrooms. Yet, there is a vast lack of research on the design and the characteristics of teacher guides. READ MORE