• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Primary Mathematics Teachers’ Understanding of Computational Thinking 

      Nordby, Siri Krogh; Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Mifsud, Louise (Künstliche Intelligenz;Volume 36, issue 1, March 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-23)
      Computational thinking (CT) is often regarded as providing a ‘soft start’ for later involvement with artificial intelligence and, hence, as a crucial twenty-first century skill. The introduction of CT in primary mathematics ...
    • 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. ...