Mathematics Education from a University Perspective
Matematikdidaktik för högskolan

FMA026F, 7.5 credits

Valid from: Autumn 2026
Decided by: FN1/Anders Gustafsson
Date of establishment: 2014-01-06

General Information

Division: Mathematics
Course type: Third-cycle course
Teaching language: English

Aim

The aim of the course is to significantly improve the doctoral student's ability to teach mathematics at university level.

Goals

Knowledge and Understanding

For a passing grade the doctoral student must be able to describe and use some theories for learning mathematics be familiar with different research areas och research results in mathematics education be able to use differents methods for evaluation of the mathematical knowledge of university students.

Competences and Skills

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• have developed his/her ability to plan and carry out teaching, including supervision and examination, in mathematical subjects.
• through a project have been given an introduction to research on mathematics education.

Judgement and Approach

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• be able to, from a scientific and empiric perspective, describe and evaluate
• a) learning in mathematical subjects at the individual level and at the group level.
• b) the teacher's duties in teaching and examination of mathematical subjects at the university level.
• be able to plan and carry out his or her own studies of learning situations in mathematics

Course Contents

Concrete elements that deal with education, teaching planning and examination are included. Various theories about students' mathematics learning are presented and an overview of research in the field provided.

Course Literature

J.Mason: Mathematics Teaching Practice: Guide for university and college lecturers.. Horwood Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1898563799.

Instruction Details

Types of instruction: Lectures, seminars, project

Examination Details

Examination formats: Written report, written assignments
Grading scale: Failed, pass
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