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1. DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS IN THE ACTIVITY OF INSTRUCTION
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärandeAbstract : Purpose: The study aims to understand the dynamics behind the teachers motive to use and not use digital textbooks in the activity instruction of mathematics. How are the motives influenced by the perceived dynamics created by the use of the textbooks? An understanding of this might serve to give perspective to the difficulties in implementing educational technology as well as being of help for policymakers, decisionmakers, producers and designers of tools. READ MORE
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2. Practicing mathematical modeling in upper secondary school : An analysis of the opportunities offered by Swedish and German textbooks
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : This study aims at investigating what opportunities mathematics textbooks used in Swedish and German upper secondary schools offer to practice modeling within the topic of mathematical analysis. The main interest of the study lies in how the textbook content relates to the national curriculum goals regarding modeling, but the Swedish and German textbooks are also compared to each other. READ MORE
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3. A comparative study of the probability content in upper secondary school textbooks in Sweden and China
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the textbook contents pertaining to probability content at the upper secondary school in Sweden and China. Four mathematics textbooks are analysed with respect to three research questions: 1) what are the similarities and differences of the probability content, 2) how are the worked examples of the probability content presented with respect to Polya’s problem-solving model, and 3) how do the practice exercises in the selected textbooks differ in relation to mathematical, contextual and performance requirements in the selected textbooks in Sweden and China. READ MORE
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4. The circle constant remastered for less misconceptions : A textual analysis of the introduction of radians in mathematics education textbooks for the Swedish upper secondary school
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för matematikämnets och naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktikAbstract : The circle constant, the number pi (), is defined as the ratio between the circumference of a circle to its diameter. When it comes to radians, the angle measurement which relates the circumference of a circle to its radius, one turn equals two pi. This extra constant of two is something everyone has to remember and practice. READ MORE
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5. Comparison and Evaluation of Didactic Methods in Numerical Analysis for the Teaching of Cubic Spline Interpolation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTHAbstract : In mathematical education it is crucial to have a good teaching plan and to execute it correctly. In particular, this is true in the field of numerical analysis. Every teacher has a different style of teaching. This thesis studies how the basic material of a particular topic in numerical analysis was developed in four different textbooks. READ MORE
