Disputation i pedagogiskt arbete
Elisabet Mellroth försvarar sin doktorsavhandling i pedagogiskt arbete, "Harnessing teachers' perspectives: Recognizing mathematically highly able pupils and orchestrating teaching for them in a diverse ability classroom"
Doktorsavhandling Mellroth 2018:45
Nedan följer en kort beskrivning av innehållet (ur baksidestexten):
”This thesis harnesses teachers’ perspectives of pedagogical possibilities that enable learning opportunities for mathematically highly able pupils (MHAPs). Firstly, teachers’ possibilities to recognize MHAPs through assessment are explored. The results show that pupils with high problem-solving competence can achieve highly on a non-traditional test, whereas they do not on traditional tests. Secondly, a teacher-initiated investigation of pupils’ perceptions of challenging mathematical tasks is presented. The findings indicate that a developed tool can help teachers find suitable tasks for MHAPs. Finally, teachers’ (N=17) discussions are analysed and their perceptions on orchestrating teaching MHAPs are probed. The findings show that the teachers have knowledge of how to recognize and support MHAPs. Specifically, the teachers express possibilities with challenging tasks and differentiated education. Furthermore, the teachers perceived they have knowledge and competence to orchestrate teaching for MHAPs. The findings show that their knowledge is consistent with previous research on teaching highly able pupils (HAPs) to meet their learning needs. This thesis gives support, on orchestrating teaching that includes HAPs in learning, to teachers, from teachers, through research."
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Medverkande
- Marianne Nolte, opponent, professor, Universität Hamburg
- Lisa Björklund Boistrup, betygsnämnd, docent, Stockholms universitet
- Magnus Österholm, betygsnämnd, docent, Umeå universitet
- Kerstin Göransson, betygsnämnd, professor, Karlstads universitet
Upplysningar
- Cathrine Andersson Busch
Telefon: 054-700 1848
E-post: cathrine.andersson-busch@kau.se