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Day 1-Tuesday 1. June
1040-1100: | 1040 – 1100: Zoom open for coffee and mingling |
1100-1130 | Opening, including short break |
1130- 1230 | Plenary lecture: Rolf V. Olsen: More than 25 years of international large-scale assessments: Lessons learned about mathematics education in the Nordic countries
Chair: Guri A. Nortvedt |
1230- 1330 | Lunch |
1330- 1410 |
Regular paper session 1 1A: Linda Marie Ahl and Ola Helenius: A framework for analyzing progress in concept knowledge in mathematics textbooks. Chair: Mette Dreier Hjelmborg. 1B: Svanhild Breive and Martin Carlsen: The nature of mathematical inquiry amongst kindergarten children: More than questioning and verbalisations Chair: Maria Johanso 1C: Marte Bråtalien and Margrethe Naalsund: Undergraduate statistics students’ reasoning on simple linear regression. Chair: Raimundo José Elicer Coopman 1D: Elisabeta Eriksen, Ellen Hovik and Grethe Kjensli: Challenges in enacting classroom dialogue. Chair: Anita Valenta 1E: Janne Fauskanger: Learning mathematics teaching when rehearsing instruction. Chair: Jónína Vala Kristinsdóttir 1F: Inge Olav Hauge, Johan Lie, Yasmine Abtahi and Anders Grov Nilsen: Programming in the classroom as a tool for developing critical democratic competence in mathematics. Chair: Marianne Maugesten 1G: Karoline Holmgren: Teachers’ views of low performances in mathematics at vocational education. Chair: Timo Tossavainen 1H: Siv Ingrid Norkild, Anne Birgitte Fyhn and Ole Einar Hætta: Lávvu as a teaching arena: Identification of mathematical activities. Chair: Olof B. Steinthorsdottir |
1410- 1425 | Break, Zoom open |
1425- 1510 |
Poster session Poster A: Maria Lundvin: Teaching of mathematical concepts in preschool! When then? How? Lena Karlsson: Equal preschool - More play more learning? Maria Walla: A discourse analysis of two mathematics assessments intended for six-year-old students in Sweden and Norway Poster B: Mirela Vinerean, Maria Fahlgren and Attila Szabo: Prospective teachers constructing mathematical activities for gifted pupils using dynamic geometry software Anna Wernberg: Analysis of prospective teachers´ mathematics lesson plans Danai Dafnopoulou: Bilingual mathematics teacher's professional identity Poster C: Oscar Skovdahl Jørstad, Henrik Galligani Ræder and Rolf Vegar Olsen: The older the better: The relative age effect on Norwegian numeracy tests Oksana Kovpanets: Item development – from idea to digital task Henrik Galligani Ræder and Rolf Vegar Olsen: Development of numeracy proficiency in the Norwegian context: How much does student’s numeracy proficiency improve from grade 5 to 9? |
1510- 1530 | Coffee and mingling in Zoom |
1530- 1610 |
Regular paper session 2 2A: Nils Buchholtz and Juliane Singstad: Learning modelling with math trails. Chair Pauline Vos 2B: Aleksandra Fadum, Bodil Kleve and Camilla Rodal: An investigation activity as a means of including students in mathematical sensemaking. Chair: Jan Nyquist Roksvold 2C: Silje Lekaus and Magni Hope Lossius: Facilitating argumentation in primary school. Chair: Andrea Hofmann 2D: Camilla Normann Justnes and Reidar Mosvold: The work of leading mathematical discussions in kindergarten: A Norwegian case study. Chair: Hege Kaarstein 2E: Jónína Vala Kristinsdóttir, Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir, Birna Hugrún Bjarnardóttir and Sólveig Zophoníasdóttir: Professional development program in Iceland based on the Swedish program Matematiklyftet. Chair: Janne Fauskanger 2F: Rune Herheim and Marit Johnsen-Høines: Students’ productive struggle when programming in mathematics. Chair: Odd Tore Kaufmann 2G: Anne Birgitte Fyhn, Andualem Tamiru Gebremichael, Sanna Vuomajoki and Inga Berit Karen Hætta Gaup: Sámi traditional measuring: Sámi preservice mathematics teachers’ approach to the new curriculum. Chair: Gaute Hovtun 2H: Aina Fossum and Bjørn Smestad: Changes in grades for the mathematics exam in lower secondary school in Norway. Chair: Trygve Solstad 2I: Anders Wiik: Trends in everyday mathematics: The case of newspaper weather forecasts. Chair: Johannes Przybilla |
1630-1800 |
Join us in Zoom to play Borel! Game master Helmer Aslaksen |
2000-2100 |
Meet up in Zoom for an evening drink and meeting old and new friends |
Day 2-Wednesday 2. June
0930-1030 | Plenary lecture: Minna Hannula-Sormunen |
1030-1100 |
Coffee and mingling in Zoom |
1100-1140 |
Regular papers session 3 3A: Malin Gardesten: Investigating data collection methods for exploring mathematical and relational competencies involved in teaching mathematics. Chair: Astrid Junker 3B: Ragnhild Hansen: Supporting structural development in modelling at first grade. Chair: Nils Buchholtz 3C: Solomon A. Tesfamicael, Øyvind Andersen Lundeby, Berie Getie, Oduho George Ben Soforon: Problem posing in mathematics education: comparative study of textbooks in Ethiopia, Norway and South Sudan. Chair: Hege Kaarstein 3D: Cecilie Carlsen Bach & Uffe Thomas Jankvist: Representational infrastructures’ mediation on mathematical communication. Chair: Markus Hähkiöniemi 3E: Suela Kacerja and Inger Elin Lilland: “A bit uncomfortable”- preservice primary teachers’ focus when planning mathematical modelling activities. Chair: Janne Fauskanger 3F: Timo Tossavainen, Ragnhild Johanne Rensaa and Pentti Haukkanen: Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish first-year engineering students' motivational values and beliefs about the nature of mathematics. Chair: Marte Bråtalien 3G: Carita E. Eira Varjola, Anne Birgitte Fyhn and May-Torill Siri: Sámi concepts of pattern intertwined with cultural context. Chair: Elise Klaveness 3H: Gunnhild Saksvik-Raanes and Trygve Solstad: Developing a formative, teacher-oriented, digital tool to assess number sense in school starters. Chair: Jørgen Sjåstad 3I: Odd Tore Kaufmann, Børre Stenseth, Stein Arnold Berggren and Sanna Forsström: ‘What’s my angle’? Students cooperating to make a square. Chair: Bodil Kleve |
1140-1150 | Short break |
1150-1230 |
Regular paper session 4 4A: Mathilde Kjær Pedersen: Mathematical thinking competency when using digital technology in investigations of differentiability. Chair: Farzad Radmehr 4B: Antoine Julien and Kjærand Iversen: Probability explorations via computer simulations in a Norwegian classroom: a discursive approach. Chair: Inge Olav Hauge 4C: Gaute Hovtun, Reidar Mosvold, Raymond Bjuland, Janne Fauskanger, Åsmund Lillevik Gjære, Arne Jakobsen, and Morten Søyland Kristensen: Exploring opportunities to learn mathematics in practice-based teacher education: A Norwegian case study. Chair: Bettina Dahl Søndergaard 4D: Tamsin Meaney, Troels Lange, Ragnhild Hansen, Rune Herheim, Toril Eskeland Rangnes and Nils Henry W. Rasmussen: Surveying mathematics preservice teachers. Chair: Päivi Portaankorva-Koivisto 4E: Susanne Koch Stigberg, Tore Marius Akerbæk and Henrik Stigberg: Developing genres of educational programming videos to support mathematics teachers utilize programming in the classroom. Chair: Mette Andresen 4F: Magdalini Lada and Iveta Kohanová: Student teachers’ beliefs shaped by History of Mathematics: the case of the Construction Problems of Antiquity and Euclidean Geometry. Chair: Bjørn Smestad 4G: Vigdis Flottorp and Deepika Vyas: Spontaneous mathematical situations with young children. Chair: Anna Ida Säfström 4H: Margrethe Naalsund, Marte Bråtalien and Joakim Skogholt. On the value of interthinking for mathematical learning. Chair: Elisabet Mellroth |
1230-1330 | Lunch |
1330-1440 |
Short communication presentations, session SC-1 Session SC-1A: Chair Olov Viirman SC-1A-1: Stig Eriksen and Pauline Vos: Evaluating example tasks against the new core elements for grade 11 in Norway – what do tasks communicate? SC-1A-2: Jørgen Sjaastad: Rich tasks and the Hagland, Hedrén and Taflin approach SC-1A-3: Anna Holmlund: Exploring students’ learning of formulas involving three variables Session SC-1B: Chairs: Guri A. Nortvedt and Jelena Radišić SC-1B-1: Guri Nortvedt: What happens to students who are identified as at-risk in the national numeracy mapping tests for grade 1? SC-1B-2: Karianne Berg Bratting, Oksana Kovpanets, Guri Nortvedt, Andreas Pettersen, Anubha Rohatgi: Primary school teachers’ assessment literacy SC-1B-3: Jelena Radišić, Hege Kaarstein, Nils Buchholtz, and Guri A. Nortvedt: TIMSS data as a source in understanding students’ misconceptions in mathematics Session SC-1C: Chair: Pauline Vos and Anders Wiik SC-1C-1: Arve Fiskerstrand: Literature review – parental involvement and mathematics outcome SC-1C-2: Anders Wiik: Exploring university students’ visual-numeric literacy SC-1C-3: Pauline Vos and Peter Frejd: Grade 8 students creating Sankey diagrams to model, visualize and communicate complex processes Session SC-1D: Chair: Gudbjorg Palsdottir SC-1D-1: Markus Hähkiöniemi, Antti Lehtinen, Pasi Nieminen, Salla Pehkonen and Jarmo Leskinen: Second grade students mathematical thinking in balance simulation SC-1D-2: Annika Bachmann and Eva Müller-Hill: Decisions in mathematical problem-solving processes: An exploratory video study SC-1D-3: Olof B. Steinthorsdottir, Jonina Vala Kristinsdottir and Gudbjorg Palsdottir: Children’s engagement with word problems Session SC-1E: Chair: Anna Wernberg SC-1E-1: Laura Fainsilber and Johanna Pejlare: Student teachers' learning and teaching mathematics with programming SC-1E-2: Johanna Pejlare and Laura Fainsilber: Exploring student teachers’ instrumental genesis of programming SC-1E-3: Diana Paola Piedra Moreno: Pre-service teachers making sense of ICT integration Session SC-1F: Chair: Janne Fauskanger SC-1F-1: Sigurd Hals: Modes of reasoning within defining activities in primary mathematics SC-1F-2: Andrea Hofmann: Teachers' understandings of proof, proving and reasoning SC-IF-3: Anneli Dyrvold and Kajsa Bråting: The integration of programming in school mathematics: opportunities offered by digital teaching materials |
1440-1500 | Coffee and mingling in Zoom |
1500-1540 |
NOMAD presentation In this NOMAD presentation, Associate professor Janne Fauskanger (University of Stavanger, Norway) and Professor Martin Carlsen (University of Agder, Norway) are going to do two things. Firstly we will announce the winner of NOMAD's Best paper award from the period 2017-2019. Secondly, we will present the journal Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education, important and relevant information from the journal, the journal's current situation, article processing in NOMAD, and the history of the journal. We welcome all to this presentation, to celebrate the winner of the Best paper award and to inform previous, current and future authors about the journal. |
1540-1550 | Short break |
1550-1630 |
Regular paper session 5 5A: Astrid Junker & Guri A. Nortvedt: Relations between Grade 1 Students’ Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning and Number Sense. Chair: Svanhild Breive 5B: Jan Roksvold and Per Øystein Haavold: Using pathologies as starting points for inquiry-based mathematics education: The case of the palindrome. Chair: Suela Kacerja 5C: Ramesh Gautam and Raymond Bjuland: Realization of the mathematical signifier 25 × 12. Chair: Frode Rønning 5D: Olaug Ellen Lona Svingen: How does professional development influence Norwegian teachers’ discourses on good mathematics teaching? Chair: Janne Fauskanger 5E: Marianne Maugesten, Henrik Stigberg and Susanne Stigberg: Examining TPACK among 8th-10th grade teachers after introducing a Use-Modify-Create programming approach. Chair: Kajsa Bråting 5F: Irene Skoland Andreassen, Hans Kristian Nilsen and Pauline Vos: Characterizing the relevance of mathematics as perceived by grade 8 students in a worplace related project. Chair: Berglind Gísladóttir 5G: Farzad Radmehr and Michael Drake: Exploring students’ metacognition in relation to an integral-area evaluation task. Chair: Eva Norén 5H: Andreas Bergwall and Elisabet Mellroth: Teachers’ choice of a challenging task through collaborative learning: Chair: Troels Lange |
1630 |
Social programme – 2nd World War around Majorstua, Oslo, Norway. Lecture and Q&A session with Helmer Aslaksen |
Day 3-Thursday 3. June
0930-1030 |
Plenary lecture: Paul Drijvers. Abstract pdf (uio.no) |
1030-1100 |
Coffee and mingling in Zoom |
1100-1200 |
General assembly |
1200-1300 | Lunch |
1300-1340 |
Regular papers session 6 6A: Paul Andrews, Marta Molina, Mona Nosrati, Jöran Petersson, Eva Rosenqvist, Judy Sayers, Pernille B. Sunde and Constantinos Xenofontos: The role of number line estimation in mathematics teaching and learning: A narrative literature review. Chair: Anna Wernberg 6B: Ingunn Valbekmo and Anne-Gunn Svorkmo: Whiteboards as a problem-solving tool. Chair: Ingi Heinesen Højsted 6C: Ingi H. Højsted & Maria A. Mariotti: Guidelines for the teacher – are they possible? Chair: Audrey Cooke 6D: Nils Henry W. Rasmussen, Rune Herheim, Ragnhild Hansen, Troels Lange, Tamsin Meaney and Toril Eskeland Rangnes: Surveying preservice teachers’ understanding of aspects of mathematics teaching – a cluster analysis approach. Chair: Eivind Kaspersen 6E: Erik Bergqvist: An inquiry of different interpretations of programming in conjunction with mathematics teaching. Chair: Margrethe Naalsund 6F: Maria Kristine Østergaard: When beliefs about oneself hinder the development of beliefs about mathematics as a discipline. Chair: Päivi Portaankorva-Koivisto 6G: Vegard Topphol: A novel application of the instrumental approach in research on mathematical tasks. |
1340-1350 | Break |
1350-1430 |
Regular papers session 7 7A: Anna Ida Säfström and Görel Sterner: Structuring activities for discovering mathematical structure: designing a teaching sequence for grade 1. Chair: Antoine Laurent Christophe Julien. 7B: Ingeborg K. Lid Berget. Evaluation of teachers' example tasks of mathematical modelling in Norwegian upper secondary school. Chair: Andreas Pettersen. 7C: Johannes Przybilla, Matthias Brandl, Mirela Vinerean and Yvonne Liljekvist: Interactive Mathematical Maps – A contextualized way of meaningful Learning. Chair: Ragnhild Hansen. 7D: Dorte Moeskær Larsen, Lene Junge and Mette Hjelmborg. From the perspective of a student-driven teacher: the compromises when teaching a new class in mathematics. Chair: Nils Henry Williams Rasmussen 7E: Odd Tore Kaufmann and Marianne Maugesten: I don’t know much about programming, but I think it is good for mathematics. Chair: Cecilia KIlhamn 7F: Tore Forbregd, Eivind Kaspersen, Hermund André Torkildsen and Trygve Solstad: Compromises between required and preferred features of mathematical definitions in mathematics education. Chair: Ola Helenius 7G: Melih Turgut and Iveta Kohanová: Students’ perceptions and challenges regarding mathematics teaching cycle in practices of historical and philosophical aspects of mathematics course. Chair: Inger Elin Lilland CANCELLED: 7H: Örjan Hansson: Mathematics in physics classrooms: a case study on mathematical reasoning in relation to the notion of specific heat capacity. Chair: Christoph Kirfel |
1430-1500 | Coffee and mingling in zoom |
1500-1610 |
Short communication presentations, session SC-2, and Working groups Session SC-2A: Chair: Jóhann Örn Sigurjónsson SC2A-1: Alexander Jonas Viktor Selling and Kirsti Klette: Teacher-set goals in Nordic mathematics classrooms SC2A-2: Jorryt van Bommel, Michael Tengberg, Marie Tanner and Michael Walkert: Prevalent modes of teaching mathematics: Grade 7, Sweden SC2A-3: Berglind Gísladóttir: Quality in Mathematics teaching in Icelandic compulsory schools Session SC-2B: Chair: Margrethe Naalsund SC-2B-1: Ingeborg Katrin Lid Berget: Evaluating engagement in real-life situations in the teaching of mathematical modelling by a scenario-based domain model SC-2B-2: Ingólfur Gíslason: When students don’t say what they are expected to say SC-2B-3: Carina Spreitzer: The Relationship Between Measures of School Quality, Instructional Quality And Mathematics Achievement: Developing a Framework Session SC-2C: Chair: Päivi Portaankorva-Koivisto SC-2C-1: Pieti Tolvanen: Meaning of the equals sign: the case of Finnish 5th graders SC-2C-2: Bjarnheiður (Bea) Kristinsdóttir, Freyja Hreinsdóttir and Zsolt Lavicza: Important input from teachers during the further development of silent video tasks’ instructional sequence SC-2C-3: Freyja Hreinsdóttir: Insight into Mathematics Teachers´ view of PISA results in Iceland Session SC-2D: Chair: Niclas Larson SC-2D-1: Antje Meijer: Exploration of teacher students’ choice of mathematical concept in the context of a photography-based teaching intervention SC-2D-2: Oduor Olande and Jöran Petersson: Horizontal and vertical mathematisation in inquiry based pedagogy SC-2D-3: Þórgunnur Óttarsdóttir: Observing and supporting teachers in developmental work - aiming for changes and diversity in mathematics teaching Working group: Anna Ida Säfström, Anna Teledahl, Ida Bergvall and Anneli Dyrvold: Perspectives on teachers’ support to students in problem solving. |
1615-1645 | Meet the presenter Barbara Jaworski in Zoom main room |
2000-2130 |
Meet us in Zoom and join up on an international team for a quiz and scientific chit-chat |
Day 4-Friday 4. June
0930-1010 |
Regular papers session 8 8A: Jöran Petersson, Eva Rosenqvist, Judy Sayers and Paul Andrews: Swedish parents’ perspectives on home-school communication and year-one pupils learning of mathematics. Chair: Camilla Normann Justnes 8B: Selma Music and Camilla Björklund: Identifying mathematical problem solving in a preschool activity. Chair: Martin Carlsen 8C: Mona Karbaschi Vee and Tamsin Meaney: Kindergarten preservice teachers evaluating mathematical apps. Chair: Jelena Radisic 8D: Marianne Thomsen: Working with Euclid’s geometry in GeoGebra – experiencing embedded discourses. Chair: Susanne Stigberg 8E: Beate Lode: Analyzing Learning Loop contexts of preservice teachers professionalizing in teaching mathematical modelling: «Should the turn be counted, or not ...? ». Chair: Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir 8F: Janne Fauskanger and Raymond Bjuland: Learning professional noticing by co-planning mathematics instruction. Chair: Bjarnheiður Kristinsdóttir 8G: Audrey Cooke, Maria Johansson and Eva Norén: Identifying the mathematical exploration in playing with commercial toy for preverbal children. Chair: Camilla Björklund 8H: Raimundo Elicer: A crowd size estimation task in the context of protests in Chile. Chair: Anne Fyhn |
1010-1020 | Break |
1020-1100 |
Regular papers session 9 9A: Trude Fosse and Tamsin Meaney: Milieus of learning in a Norwegian mathematics textbook. Chair: Solomon Abedom Tesfamicael 9B: Marius Lie Winger, Trygve Solstad and Eivind Kaspersen: Characterisation of fraction representation transformations of Norwegian preservice teachers. Chair: Nils Buchholtz 9C: Sigrun Holmedal: Teachers’talk about attainment grouping in mathematics: the role of fixed ability beliefs. Chair: Andreas Bergwall 9D: Saeed Manshadi: Communicating mathematics in a real-life context. Chair: Elisabeta Eriksen 9E: Anna Holmlund: Different ways of experiencing multiplicative equations. Chair: Ann-Sofi Röj-Lindberg 9F: Cecilia Kilhamn, Kajsa Bråting and Lennart Rolandsson: Teachers’ arguments for including programming in mathematics education. Chair: Rune Herheim 9G: Birgitte Henriksen: Mathematics teaching in the Danish kindergarten class – An empirical study based on CLASS. Chair: Magni Lossius 9H: Mette Andresen and Bettina Dahl Søndergaard: The Project Forum model as a learning community for mathematics teacher educators in Denmark. Chair: Reidar Mosvold |
1100-1130 | Coffee and mingling in Zoom |
1130-1230 | Plenary lecture: Barbara Jaworski.
Chair: Olov Viirman |
1230-1245 | Closing including short presentation of NORMA23 by the conference chair |
1245 | We all say our goodbyes in Zoom |
International Programme Committe (IPC) Norma 20
Norway
- Guri A. Nortvedt, University of Oslo (Chair)
- Nils Buchholtz, University of Oslo
- Jelena Radisic, University of Oslo
- Margrethe Naalsund, NMBU
- Janne Fauskanger, University of Stavanger
- Hans Kristian Nilsen, Universitetet i Agder
Sweden
- Anna Wernberg, Malmö University
- Yvonne Liljekvist, Karlstad University
Denmark
- Britta Eyrich Jessen, University of Copenhagen
- Morten Misfeldt, University of Copenhagen
Finland
- Päivi Portaankorva-Koivisto, Helsinki university
- Markus Hähkioniemi, University of Jyväskylä
Estonia
- Jüri Kurvits, Tallinn University
Iceland
- Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir, University of Island
- Freyja Hreinsdóttir, University of Island