This study investigates the impact of a national reform in Sweden introducing mathematical
competency goals. Data were gathered through interviews, classroom observations, and …

This chapter reports on the first results from a study investigating Swedish upper-secondary
students' mathematical modelling competency. Using non-parametric statistical methods the …

In this paper uses an analytical tool refereed to as the MAD (Modelling Activity Diagram)
framework adapted from Schoenfeld's parsing protocol coding scheme to address the issues …

Internationally, education reform has been directed towards describing educational goals
that go beyond topic and content descriptions. The idea of mathematical competencies …

A few years ago, attending a conference in honour of professor Hans Wallin's retirement, I
remember presenting my research intentions about the impact of national assessments–how …

The relevance of using mathematics in and for out-of-school activities is one main argument
for teaching mathematics in education. Mathematical modelling is considered as a bridge …

This paper reports on a first attempt to use the notions of 'Research and Study Course'(RSC)
and 'praxeologies' within the Anthropological Theory of the Didactics (ATD) to analyse …

Läroplaner och kursplaner, särskilt kursplaner i matematik, är instrument för att påverka
skolan. Regeringen har aviserat att de avser reformera skolans styrdokument (läroplaner …

The aim of this thesis is to investigate and enhance our understanding of the notions of
mathematical models and modelling at the Swedish upper secondary school level. Focus is …

Mathematical modelling is one competence assessed in the Swedish national course tests
in mathematics (NCT) in upper secondary school. This paper presents, with empirical data …