Mathematics as the focal point of STEM teaching

Dorte Moeskær Larsen; Mette Lindharth Kristensen; Lars Seidelin; Connie Svabo

Mathematics as the focal point of STEM teaching

Bidragets oversatte titel: Matematik som omdrejning i STEM undervisning

Dorte Moeskær Larsen^*, Mette Lindharth Kristensen, Lars Seidelin, Connie Svabo

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Abstract

Matetikkens rolle i STEM-undervisning beskrives ofte som begrænset eller uklar og mere eller mindre altid tænkt som et værktøj. Denne artikel undersøger matematikkens rolle i 19 STEM aktiviteter som udviklet i forsknings- og udviklingsprojektet LabSTEM, hvis mål er at udvikle STEM-aktiviteter med fokus på matematikken. Alle 19 aktiviteter inkluderer matematikken, og de er rettet mod børn i daginstitutioner og folkeskoler. Analysen indeholder en kategorisering af de forskellige roller som matematikken spiller i de 19 STEM-aktiviteter. Resultaterne viser at pædagoger eller lærere er i stand til at inddrage matematik på en ikke abstrakt og dekonteksttualiseret måde men som en integreret og relevant måde i de fleste af de 19 aktiviteter. Alligevel er der en vedvarende tendens til, at de sætter matematikindlæringen i baggrunden, hvorved matematikken får en understøttende rolle i STEM.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Matematik som omdrejning i STEM undervisning
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education : CERME 12
Antal sider	9
Udgivelsessted	Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Publikationsdato	feb. 2022
Artikelnummer	12
Status	Udgivet - feb. 2022
Begivenhed	Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education - Online Varighed: 2. feb. 2022 → 5. feb. 2022

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Konference	Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education
Lokation	Online
Periode	02/02/2022 → 05/02/2022

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