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Tidigare forskning har visat att det finns ett samband mellan elevers förståelse för det formella matematiska språket och deras färdigheter i ämnet. Det är därför nödvändigt att lärare använder och undervisar om det formella matematiska språket i sin kommunikation i klassrummet. Avsikten med studien var att synliggöra i vilken utsträckning matematiklärare i årskurs 4-6 använder det matematiska språket under genomgångar. Avsikten var även att ta reda på hur lärare förtydligar det formella matematiska språket för eleverna. Studien genomfördes med observation som datainsamlingsmetod, där fyra lärare observerades fem gånger vardera. Resultatet av studien visar att lärare använder det formella matematiska språket i sina genomgångar i relativt hög utsträckning. Lärarna använder även olika förklaringsmodeller för att tydliggöra det formella matematiska språket för eleverna. / Previous research has shown that there is a relationship between students' understanding of the formal mathematical language and their skills in the subject. It is therefore necessary that teachers use and teach the formal mathematical language in their communication in the classroom. The purpose of the study was to make visible the extent to which mathematics teachers in grades 4-6 use the mathematical language during their introductions. The aim was also to find out how teachers clarify the formal mathematical language for students. The study was conducted using observation to collect data, where four teachers were observed, five times each. The result of the study showed that teachers use the formal mathematical language in their introductions. The teachers also use different explanatory models to clarify the formal mathematical language for the students.

Forskning har påvisat många fördelar och möjligheter med att använda digitala verktyg i matematikundervisning. Samtidigt har det framhållits att digitala verktyg används i liten utsträckning i matematikundervisning. För att undersöka lärares inställning och användande av digitala verktyg i matematikundervisning har en enkätstudie genomförts. Data från 25 respondenter vilka alla undervisar i matematik i någon av grundskolan årskurs 1-6 har samlats. Resultatet indikerar att lärarna inkluderar digitala verktyg i relativt låg utsträckning i sin undervisning. Användningen av verktygen fokuserar ofta på enskild färdighetsträning eller helklassgenomgångar. Lärarna beskriver att digitala verktyg ökar variationen och underlättar individualisering i matematikundervisningen samt ökar elevernas motivation. De framhåller även att deras användande av digitala verktyg begränsas av strulande teknik och deras egna kunskaper på området. / Research has demonstrated many benefits and opportunities to use digital tools in mathematics education. At the same time, it stressed that digital tools are used to a small degree in mathematics teaching. To examine teachers' attitudes to digital tools, how they choose to use them and the factors that influence their choices a survey has been done. Data from the 25 respondents who all teach mathematics in some of the elementary school grades 1-6 have been collected. The result indicates that the teachers include digital tools in a relatively low degree in their teaching. The use of the tools often focuses on the student’s individual practice or whole class situations. Teachers describe that the digital tools increases variability and facilitates individualization of mathematics teaching and increase student motivation. They also stresses that their use of digital tools is limited by problem with the technology and their own knowledge of the field.

Studiens syfte är att synliggöra hur lärare använder det matematiska språket vid undervisandet av addition i årskurserna 1–3. För att uppfylla syftet undersöktes fem lärare vilka observerades vid två tillfällen, där observationerna följdes upp med en intervju. För att analysera lärarnas matematiska språk användes Bergvalls (2016), Hajers, Kindenbergs och Ramsfeldts (2016) samt Kiselmans och Mouwitzs (2008) kategorisering och definiering av matematikens språk. Även lärarnas intervjusvar användes för att bringa klarhet i lärarnas ord- och begreppsanvändning. Resultatet visar att det främst är synonymer till additionens formella ord som används av studiens lärare. Samtliga lärare menar att det matematiska språket ska genomsyra undervisningen. De ser sig själva som språkliga förebilder där de aktivt ska använda additionens formella ord. Det är dock inte lärarens syn på vikten av formellt matematiska språk som påverkar dennes ord- och begreppsval utan lärarens uppfattning om elevens språkliga förmåga. / The aim of this study is to shine a light on how teachers use the mathematical language when teaching addition in grades 1–3. Five teachers were examined to achieve the purpose of the study. The teachers were observed on two occasions which were followed up with an interview. To analyze the teachers' mathematical languages Bergvall’s (2016), Hajer’s, Kindenberg's and Ramsfeldt’s (2016) and Kiselman’s and Mouwitz's (2008) categorizations and definitions of mathematical language were used. The teachers' interview responses were also used to bring clarity to the results from the observations. The result of the study shows that it is primarily synonyms to the formal words of addition that are used by the teachers in the study. All teachers see themselves as linguistic models, where they actively should use the formal words of addition. However, it is not the teacher's view of the importance of formal mathematical language that affects the choice of words and concepts, it’s the teacher's perception of the pupil's linguistic ability.

Teachers' use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the classroom has largely been studied to date with a focus on what is lacking. An important aspect that seems to have been understudied is how teachers' own histories and experiences of ICT connects to their teaching practices - in essence, focussing on what is 'present' and not what is 'missing'. This study examines five teachers working in the same school, but working very differently with ICT in their classrooms. The narratives of their lived experiences highlight the acquisition of their beliefs, attitudes and their in situ behaviours about the role of ICT in the classroom. A critical look at the factors responsible for shaping such behaviours suggests the value of understanding individuals' experiences when planning for technology-utilization, rather than prescribing a "teacher-proof" (Connelly & Clandinin, 1988) approach to technology uptake.

Teachers' use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the classroom has largely been studied to date with a focus on what is lacking. An important aspect that seems to have been understudied is how teachers' own histories and experiences of ICT connects to their teaching practices - in essence, focussing on what is 'present' and not what is 'missing'. This study examines five teachers working in the same school, but working very differently with ICT in their classrooms. The narratives of their lived experiences highlight the acquisition of their beliefs, attitudes and their in situ behaviours about the role of ICT in the classroom. A critical look at the factors responsible for shaping such behaviours suggests the value of understanding individuals' experiences when planning for technology-utilization, rather than prescribing a "teacher-proof" (Connelly & Clandinin, 1988) approach to technology uptake.