• Allmennlærerstudenters arbeidsinnsats : bedre enn sitt rykte? 

      Martinussen, Geir; Smestad, Bjørn (FoU i Praksis;2010, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011-04)
      Tradisjonelt har undersøkelser av studentenes arbeidstid foregått ved å be studentene om å estimere sin gjennomsnittlige arbeidstid pr uke, ofte for et langt tidsrom. Denne måten å undersøke på har metodiske svakheter ...
    • Changes in grades on the Norwegian lower secondary school mathematics exam 

      Fossum, Aina; Smestad, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Exams based on Norway’s 2006 math curriculum were given every spring from 2009 to 2019, and the distribution of grades varied widely. Based on document analyses of the mathematics exams, we identify some traits of the ...
    • Design research with history in mathematics education 

      Smestad, Bjørn (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This paper describes a research project analysing design research projects with history of mathematics. As a background, the theory of design research is invoked. For the purpose of this paper, preliminary analyses of ...
    • Dimensions of teachers’ transdisciplinary competence based on a systematic review of three transdisciplinary areas 

      Smestad, Bjørn; Gillespie, Astrid (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 4 No. 3-4 (2020): Perspectives on teachers’ transdisciplinary professional competence, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-29)
      This study contributes to the conceptualisation of teachers’ competence through a systematic review (a concept synthesis) of three key transdisciplinary competencies—teachers’ diversity competence, teachers’ research and ...
    • Diversity in Norwegian mathematics examinations, 1962–2020 

      Smestad, Bjørn; Fossum, Aina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Increasingly, mathematics educators see the importance of representation of diversity in pedagogical texts. The number of identity markers often considered has increased over the previous half century, and now includes, ...
    • Eksamen på like vilkår? 

      Fossum, Aina; Rogstad, Jon; Smestad, Bjørn (Tangenten - Tidsskrift for matematikkundervisning;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Fram til koronapandemien var eksamen en fast del av elevenes sluttvurdering både i ungdomsskolen og i videregående skole. De siste tre årene har imidlertid både muntlig og skriftlig eksamen vært avlyst. Neste skoleår kommer ...
    • Exams in calculations/mathematics in Norway 1946–2017 – content and form 

      Smestad, Bjørn; Fossum, Aina (Proceedings of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education;CERME 11, Conference object, 2019)
      Mathematics has been a constant part of Norwegian primary schooling. This impression of constancy is misleading, however. In the period from 1946 to 2017, the subject ‘regning’ (calculations) had its name changed to ...
    • Hvilke fag får GLU-studentene kompetanse i? En analyse av grunnskolelærerstudentenes studiepoengproduksjon 2013/14 

      Smestad, Bjørn (Report, 2015)
      For tida legges det stor vekt på at lærere bør ha studiepoeng i fagene de underviser, og også at de må ha større faglig fordypning i enkelte utvalgte fag. Imidlertid viser statistikken at svært mange lærere mangler kompetanse, ...
    • Hvilke fag får GLU-studentene kompetanse i? En analyse av grunnskolelærerstudentenes studiepoengproduksjon 2012/13 

      Smestad, Bjørn (Journal article, 2014-01)
      Det er en sterk trend i tiden at det stilles høyere krav til læreres formelle faglige kompetanse. Det er innført krav om 60 studiepoeng i matematikk, norsk og engelsk for å bli tilsatt for å undervise disse fagene på ...
    • Hvilke fag får GLU-studentene kompetanse i? En analyse av grunnskolelærerstudentenes studiepoengproduksjon 2014/15 

      Smestad, Bjørn (Report, 2016-01)
      For tida legges det stor vekt på at lærere bør ha studiepoeng i fagene de underviser, og også at de må ha større faglig fordypning i enkelte utvalgte fag. Dette innebærer en stor endring – ferdigutdannede lærere vil kun ...
    • LGBT Issues in Norwegian Textbooks: Shared or Fragmented Responsibility? 

      Smestad, Bjørn (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol 2 No 4 (2018): General Issue: Research in Comparative Education Revealing the Work Ahead in Ensuring Respect for Inalienable Rights, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-15)
      In Norway, a model for schools’ teaching about LGBT issues is chosen where the responsibility is divided between different school subjects: social science, natural science, RLE (religion, philosophies of life and ethics), ...
    • Lærerstudenters erfaringer med - og holdninger til - matematikkfaget 

      Smestad, Bjørn; Eriksen, Elisabeta Iuliana; Martinussen, Geir; Tellefsen, Helga Kufaas (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012-04)
      Gjennom en spørreundersøkelse blant over 1400 studenter på ulike profesjonsutdanninger ved Høgskolen i Oslo har vi forsøkt å belyse problemstillingen «Hvilke forskjeller og likheter er det i studenters erfaringer med og ...
    • Masteroppgaver og profesjonsrelevans i pedagogikk, matematikk og kroppsøving 

      Skagen, Kaare; Løndal, Knut; Kleve, Bodil; Smestad, Bjørn (FoU i praksis;12 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Masteroppgaver i lærerutdanning bør utgjøre toppunktet i studentenes teoretiske og praktiske, operative kunnskapsutvikling. I denne artikkelen analyseres profesjonsrelevansen i 65 masteroppgaver i pedagogikk (17), matematikk ...
    • Prospective teachers navigating intersecting communities of practice: early school placement 

      Solomon, Yvette; Eriksen, Elisabeta; Smestad, Bjørn; Rodal, Camilla; Bjerke, Annette Hessen (Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education;;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-19)
      An issue of particular concern in mathematics teacher education is the relationship between theory and practice, and the nature of university–school partnerships. We report here on results from a research project answering ...
    • Relationship between Birth Month and Mathematics Performance in Norway 

      Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Smestad, Bjørn; Eriksen, Elisabeta Iuliana; Rognes, Andre (Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-03)
      Due to the fixed school start in Norway in August of the calendar year of students’ sixth birthday, the age span in one class is up to twelve months. This can impact academic performance both in the early years and later. ...
    • Researching representation of diversity in mathematics pedagogical texts: Methodological considerations 

      Smestad, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-03)
      National exams in mathematics are important pedagogical texts which have been published annually for decades. They provide an interesting corpus for a project investigating the development of representation of diversity ...
    • Researching representation of diversity in mathematics pedagogical texts: Methodological considerations 

      Smestad, Bjørn (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-30)
      National exams in mathematics are important pedagogical texts which have been published annually for decades. They provide an interesting corpus for a project investigating the development of representation of diversity ...
    • Theorising mathematics teaching: pre-service teachers’ perceptions before and during school placement 

      Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Eriksen, Elisabeta; Rodal, Camilla; Smestad, Bjørn; Solomon, Yvette (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Pre-service teachers frequently experience a tension between their research-informed university college training and their in-school practice. In mathematics teaching, this is a particularly sharp contrast, since personal ...
    • A Tripartite Cooperation? The Challenges of School-University Collaboration in Mathematics Teacher Education in Norway 

      Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Eriksen, Elisabeta; Rodal, Camilla; Smestad, Bjørn; Solomon, Yvette (Proceedings of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education;(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-07)
      One goal of Norway’s new primary teacher education programme of 2010 was improved school placement: the relationship between the teacher education institution, practice schools and pre-service teachers was to be formalized ...