Faculty of Engineering and Science: Recent submissions
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Smertelig enkelt : Studie med fokus på elevenes utfordringer som manifesterer seg gjennom rasjonelle feil ved konvertering mellom ulike semiotiske representasjoner av lineære funksjoner
(Master thesis, 2019)“... a person often meets the challenge of solving a new mathematical problem state by creating rule-based but erroneous algorithms that lead to rational errors. These erroneous algorithms are the problem solver's attempt ... -
Mathematical interventions based around local bridges in Agder County : Design research on principles of accessible, realistic, and open mathematics tasks starting from authentic infrastructure objects
(Master thesis, 2019)Mange elever finner skolematematikken mystisk, og ikke veldig nyttig i sitt daglige liv. Med tanke på at utdanningssystemet eksisterer for å forberede sine elever for samfunnet - virker dette kontraintuitivt. Utdannings- ... -
Veien fra Bee-Bot til Scratch : En casestudie om hvilke kunnskaper elevene sitter igjen med etter å ha prøvd to ulike programmeringsverktøy
(Master thesis, 2019)The way from Bee-Bot to Scratchis a case study that looks at what competencies the pupilsmanage to pass from anobject programminglanuageto a computer-based programming language.Because programming comes under the core ... -
Konkretiseringsmateriell og dets rolle i matematikklæring på småskoletrinnet : en studie av elever på 2. trinn og deres arbeid med addisjon og subtraksjon
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this study is to investigate what role manipulativesmay havein mathematics teaching at the primary schoollevel. I study how the pupilssolve various addition and subtraction tasks withthe use ofmanipulatives. ... -
«Minus og minus blir pluss, det er bare sånn» : En kasusstudie av elever på 8. trinn og deres forklaringer og arbeid med oppgaver om negative tall
(Master thesis, 2019)Thisthesis studiesnegative numbers and how students explain their ways of thinking and methods in working with these numbers. Through literature studies and a case study of secondary school students in the 8th grade, the ... -
En studie av ingeniørstudenters erfaringer med et kurs i kalkulus
(Master thesis, 2019)Thisstudyis done on a group of engineering students. It was aimed at examining their experiences with a course incalculus held at their first semester. The motivation for doing this is that this course for several years ... -
Kontinuitetsbegrepet : En lærebokanalyse om behandlingen av kontinuitet i videregående skole
(Master thesis, 2019)The theory on complex numbers is often considered too complicated for upper secondary students.Because of that, students are told that it is not possible to calculate the square root of negative num-bers. For a similar ... -
Hva kjennetegner matematikkundervisningen i to 8.klasser? : En kvalitativ studie av to matematikklærere i 8.klasse og deres synspunkter på egen undervisning og klasse
(Master thesis, 2019)This study is titled «What characterizes the maths teaching in two classes from the 8th grade”. It is a qualitative study of two maths teachers in the 8th grade and their views on their own teaching and class. The purpose ... -
En designstudie av rike oppgaver med utgangspunkt i autentiske broer i Agder
(Master thesis, 2019)This master’s thesis describes a study about designing mathematical tasks, starting from authentic bridges in the Agder region. The aim of the study was to design classroom tasks, which require pupils to employ all aspects ... -
Brøkbegreper på mellomtrinnet : En studie av hvilke brøkbegreper som er observerbare hos elever på 6.trinn
(Master thesis, 2019)Konfidensiell til / confidential until 01.07.2024 -
Irrasjonalitet og det gylne snitt : Graden av irrasjonalitet og egenskaper ved φ
(Master thesis, 2019)The golden ratio has been known for over a thousand years through written sources,and possibly for an even longer time without having been recorded in writing. Theratio is most likely best known for its relationship to the ... -
Dyskalkuli og tilrettelegging i matematikkfaget : Hvordan to australske lærere definerer dyskalkuli og hvordan deres definisjon påvirker egen tilrettelegging i matematikkfaget
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper is written as a master thesis in MA-502 at the University of Agder. The primary focus ofthis thesis is to investigate the effect the individual understanding of the dyscalculia diagnosis by two Australian teachers, ... -
S1 elevers bruk av fortegnsskjema som medierende redskap i arbeid med andregradsulikheter og polynomfunksjoner : En case-studie
(Master thesis, 2019)This is a study of S1-students' use ofsign-chart as a mediating tool. The aim of the study is to determine the challenges and thebenefitsS1-students have with the use of sign-chart. To accomplish this goal, I have formulated ... -
Lærerens bruk av ressurser i algebraundervisningen : En undersøkelse om tre læreres bruk av ressurser i algebraundervisningen på 8. trinn
(Master thesis, 2019)This is a research projectonteachers use of resources in algebra. Algebra is a large subject, and I have therefore decidedto focus on algebraic expressionsandhow the teacher introduces this subjectto their students. The ... -
Sosiale og sosiomatematiske normer i inquiry-basert undervisning
(Master thesis, 2019)The study is a case study of qualitative design that addresses the social and sociomathematical norms attributed to the microculture of a 9th grade class at a school with the fictional name Bloksberg Skole. As a participatory ... -
Andreklassingers arbeid med problemløsningsoppgaver : Et semiotisk perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis presentsaqualitative case study whichexplore year 2 students work with problem solving tasks, in a semiotic perspective. In the study, three small groups were observed while working with problem solving ... -
Kjønnsforskjeller i matematikk : Hvilke holdninger har gutter og jenter i ungdomsskolen til matematikk-faget?
(Master thesis, 2019)The topicfor thismaster thesis is: “Gender differences in mathematics” andthe research-questionis: “Which attitudes do boys and girls have in lower secondary school towards mathematics?”. In order toanswer this research-question,a ... -
Problemløsning i en muntlig kontekst : En kvalitativ studie av elevers tilnærming til problemløsnings-prosess i matematikk
(Master thesis, 2019)The theme and focus of this thesis has been to study which strategies students use in conversation based on a problem-solving task in mathematics, which is presented to the student, but also which mathematical competence ... -
Tallene 0.999... og 1 : Matematikklærerstudenters forståelse av grenseverdibegrepet
(Master thesis, 2019)The limit concept is a central concept in mathematics, especially in calculus.A good understanding of this concept is therefore important in orderto understand other concepts like differentiation and integration. Despitethis, ... -
Kognitive krav og forståelse av funksjoner : En studie av oppgaver i to lærebøker i Matematikk 1P
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this study is to investigate how demanding tasks given in schooltextbooks and written exam in the subject Matematikk 1Pare. I havestudied tasks given within the subject of functions, andhow the tasks ...