•  Welcome
•  Programme
•  Time schedule
•  Call for papers
•  General information
•  Programme committee
•  Registration  

• Plenary speakers (in alphabetical order)

Peter Nyström, Umeå University  -  Evaluation and comparison of mathematical achievement  Abstract
Yoshinori Shimizu, University of Tsukuba, Japan  -  Large-scale external assessment and improvement of teaching and learning mathematics in classrooms: A Japanese perspective  Abstract

M. Kathleen Heid, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Eva Jablonka, Luleå University of Technology
William McCallum, The University of Arizona, USA
Tamsin Meaney, Malmö University

Accepted papers (most of which will be published in the printed proceedings, in print by mid 2012):



 Lena Aretorn  - Mathematics in the upper secondary electricity program in Sweden: A study of teacher knowledge  Draft version
 Mike Askew  - The emergence of mathematical meaning and disciplined improvisation  Draft version
 Iiris Attorps, Kjell Björk, Thomas Lingefjärd, Mirko Radic  - Learning polynomial approximations with GeoGebra  Draft version
 Lisa Björklund Boistrup  - Researching classroom assessment in mathematics: Theoretical considerations  Draft version
 Ewa Bergqvist, Tomas Bergqvist  - Intentions with and interpretations of the concept of problem   Draft version
 Ewa Bergqvist, Anneli Dyrvold, Magnus Österholm  - Relating vocabulary in mathematical tasks to aspects of reading and solving  Draft version
 Peter Frejd  - Modelling assessment of mathematical modelling - a literature review  Draft version
 Kirsti Hemmi, Benita Berg  - Empowerment and control in primary mathematics reform - The Swedish case   Draft version
 Eva Jablonka, Hoda Agahi, Christer Bergsten  - Recognising knowledge criteria in undergraduate mathematics education  Draft version
 Maria Johansson  - Candy or equation? Why do students get different explanations on the same problem?  Draft version
 Kristina Juter  - The validity of students' conceptions of differentiability and continuity  Draft version
 Troels Lange, Tamsin Meaney  - The tail wagging the dog? The effect of national testing on teachers' agency  Draft version
 Troels Lange, Tamsin Meaney, Eva Riesbeck, Anna Wernberg  - Swedish preschools, play and the learning of mathematics  Draft version
 Mikaela Nyroos, Anette Bagger, Eva Silfver, Gunnar Sjöberg  - Exploring the presence of test anxiety and its relation to mathematical achievement in a sample of Grade 3  Draft version
 Hanna Palmér  - Evaluation as a tool in the professional identity development of novice mathematics teachers  Draft version
 Per-Eskil Persson  - Elevers möte med ett avancerat CAS-verktyg använt på laptops i en gymnasiekurs  Draft version
 Kerstin Pettersson  - The threshold concept function - A case study of a student's development of her understanding  Draft version
 Mikaela Rohdin  - Student-initiated communication with the teacher: Field, mode and tenor  Draft version
 Håkan Sollervall  - Affordances and their mediating artifacts as instruments for the collaborative design of innovative mathematical learning activities  Draft version
 Erika Stadler, Samuel Bengmark, Hans Thunberg, Mikael Winberg  - Novice mathematics students at the university: Experiences, orientations and expectations  Draft version
 Attila Szabo  - Begåvning, matematisk förmåga och kreativitet samt sambanden mellan dem  Draft version


For each paper session a "reactor" will prepare some issues to open up the discussions.


• Short communications

Accepted short communications (most of which will be published in the printed proceedings, in print by mid 2012):


 Yukiko Asami-Johansson  - Applying Japanese problem solving oriented lesson structure to Swedish mathematical classroom  Draft version
 Jorryt van Bommel, Yvonne Liljekvist  - The notion of height - touched upon by variation theory and van Hiele levels of thinking  Draft version
 Marie Bergholm  - Lärares och elevers olika strategier för att gynna och utveckla den matematiska diskursen om derivatan i klassrumspraktiken
 Kerstin Bäckman  - Teaching/learning geometry in preschool: Childre's experiences and discernment  Draft version
 Andreas Ebbelind  - The discourse of teacher training, a possible way of analysis  Draft version
 Robert Gunnarsson, Bernt Hernell, Wang Wei Sönnerhed - On the use of emphasizing brackets when learning precedence rules  Draft version
 Helena Johansson  - Mathematical reasoning requirements to solve tasks in physics tests  Draft version
 Miguel Perez  - Mathematical knowledge requirements for learning activity design supported by ICT  Draft version
 Jöran Petersson  - Proportional reasoning and language background - a pilot study  Draft version
 Manya Raman Sundström  - Explanation as a ground for beauty?  Draft version
 Helena Roos, Per Nilsson  - An inclusive perspective on a pedagogy for students in special needs in mathematics  Draft version
 Marie Sjöblom, Tamsin Meaney  - Developing student interaction in multilingual upper secondary mathematics classrooms  Draft version
 Wang Wei Sönnerhed  - Mathematics textbooks related to algebra content  Draft version
 Anna Teledahl  - The impact of ICT on representations in primary school mathematics  Draft version
 Olov Viirman  - University mathematics teachers' discourses of functions - What is made possible to learn?  Draft version


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Time Table (preliminary) for MADIF 8

 


Tuesday 24 January

 



Time	Activity
18.30	Registrering - Restaurant  "Sävargården"
19.00	Welcome dinner - Restaurant  "Sävargården"

 



Wednesday 25 January

  Programme



Time	Activity	Contributors	Room
8.30	Registration		Entry of Aula Nordica
9.00	Opening  Plenary 1	Åsa Rasmuson-Lestander  Yoshinori Shimizu	N320 ("Naturvetarhuset", level 3)
10.00	Coffee/Tea		Restaurant Corona
10.25	Working session 1  Papers	Troels Lange, Tamsin Meaney    Reactor: Ravi Subramaniam  Kerstin Pettersson    Reactor: Kristina Juter  Per-Eskil Persson    Reactor: Håkan Sollervall  Lisa Björklund Boistrup    Reactor: Anneli Dyrvold  Erika Stadler, Samuel Bengmark, Hans Thunberg, Mikael Winberg    Reactor: Manya Raman Sundström  Mikaela Rohdin    Reactor: Peter Frejd  Mike Askew    Reactor: Frode Rönning	N320   N420   N430   N220   N230   N350   N410
11.15	Working session 2  Short communications  3x20 min	(1) Jorryt van Bommel, Yvonne Liljekvist   (2) Yukiko Asami-Johansson   (3) Marie Sjöblom, Tamsin Meaney  (1) Helena Roos, Per Nilsson   (2) Kerstin Bäckman   (3) Marie Bergholm     (1) Wang Wei Sönnerhed   (2) Robert Gunnarsson, Bernt Hernell, Wang Wei Sönnerhed   (3) Andreas Ebbelind  (1) Olov Viirman   (2) Manya Raman Sundström   (3) Jöran Petersson  (1) Miguel Perez   (2) Helena Johansson   (3) Anna Teledahl	N420   N430   N220   N230   N350
12.15	Lunch		Restaurant Corona
13.15	Plenary 2	Peter Nyström	N320
14.15	Working session 3  Papers	Ewa Bergqvist, Anneli Dyrvold, Magnus Österholm    Reactor: Per Nilsson  Kirsti Hemmi, Benita Berg    Reactor: Hanna Palmér  Troels Lange, Tamsin Meaney, Eva Riesbeck, Anna Wernberg    Reactor: Ingemar Holgersson  Iiris Attorps, Kjell Björk, Thomas Lingefjärd, Mirko Radic    Reactor: Per-Eskil Persson  Lena Aretorn    Reactor: Maria Bjerneby Häll  Attila Szabo    Reactor: Laura Fainsilber  Eva Jablonka, Hoda Agahi, Christer Bergsten    Reactor: Hans Thunberg	N320   N420   N430   N220   N230   N350   N410
15.00	Coffee/Tea		Restaurant Corona
15.30	Working session 4  Papers	Håkan Sollervall    Reactor: Gunnar Gjone  Mikaela Nyroos, Anette Bagger, Eva Silfver, Gunnar Sjöberg    Reactor: Mike Askew  Kristina Juter    Reactor: Ola Helenius  Hanna Palmér    Reactor: Jorryt van Bommel  Ewa Bergqvist, Tomas Bergqvist    Reactor: Eva Riesbeck  Peter Frejd    Reactor:  Maria Johansson    Reactor: Lisa Björklund Boistrup	N320   N420   N430   N220   N230   N350   N410
16.20	Plenary panel	M. Kathleen Heid  Eva Jablonka  William McCallum  Tamsin Meaney	N320
17.30	General Assembly  SMDF		N350

  

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Research reports (Call for papers)

You are invited to submit a paper in the field of mathematics education research. The main language is English but papers may also be written in Swedish. During the paper sessions accepted papers will be presented and discussed. Deadline for submission of paper proposals (max. 10 pages, Word template to be downloaded here: madif8 (dotx) or here madif8 (docx) ; please use this template and submit a word file) is November 1, 2011, notification of acceptance by December 1, 2011. Deadline for (revised) paper to be available (for conference participants) on the Madif8 web site is January 10, 2012. For publication in the proceedings, the deadline for the revised paper (Word template to be updated) is March 1, 2012. Please send your paper as an e-mail attachment to the chair of the programme committee. A research report will have 45 minutes (note the change from 60 min that was previously announced, due to the number of papers) for presentation and discussion, in parallel sessions.
 


Short communications


You are invited to submit a proposal for a short communication. This format offers an opportunity to present and discuss for example parts of projects or work in progress. The research component of the short orals must be communicated in the proposal. Deadline for submission of abstracts for a short communication (max. 2 pages, Word template to be downloaded here: madif8 (dotx) or here madif8 (docx) ; please use this template and submit a word file) is November 1, 2011. Decision to accept a proposal will be made by the programme committee, and notification of acceptance will be sent by December 1, 2011. For publication in the proceedings, the deadline for the revised abstract (no more than 2 pages, Word template to be updated) is March 1, 2012. Please send your contribution as an e-mail attachment to the chair of the programme committee. A short communication will have 20 or 30 minutes (depending on the number of accepted proposals) for presentation and discussion, in parallel sessions.



Peer review

There will be a peer review process of the submitted full research paper contributions, where contributors (voluntarily) will take part in the review process by reviewing one or two submitted papers. The papers will aslso be reviewd by the programme committee and external experts. It is expected to be a constructive review process, where reviwers give suggestions to their peers for improving the quality of the contributions. The final decision of acceptance will be made by the programme committee.


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General information

 
Conference venue:  Umeå University, Naturvetarhuset (see map), rooms: see programme above
The welcome dinner will take place at Restaurant  "Sävargården"


Conference fee: The conference fee is 1300 SEK including lunch and coffees, conference material, and the conference proceedings; welcome dinner on January 24 is optional to an extra cost of 300 SEK. For fully paying conference participants at  Matematikbiennalen 2012 , as well as for (at least half time) research students, the registration fee for MADIF 8 is reduced to 800 SEK. Registration can be done online (se link below), deadline 10 January 2012.

Accomodation: At nearby hotels. Bookings can be made with the online registration or by contacting conference secretary Elisabet Norlin (telephone: +46 90 130035).

Language: The main conference language will be English. Some papers and paper sessions may be in Swedish.

Travel information: Please contact local organiser (see below).

Conference proceedings: A book of proceedings will be published in mid 2012 (included in conference fee).

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   Programme committee




Name	E-mail	Telephone
Christer Bergsten, Linköping (chair)	christer.bergsten@liu.se	+46-13-282984
Johan Häggström, Göteborg	johan.haggstrom@ncm.gu.se	+46-31-7866987
Eva Jablonka, Luleå	eva.jablonka@ltu.se	+46-920-493008
Kristina Juter, Kristianstad	kristina.juter@hkr.se	+46-44-203416
Andreas Ryve, Västerås	andreas.ryve@mdh.se	+46-70-8870280
Manya Sundström, Umeå	manya.sundstrom@matnv.umu.se	+46-90-7867880

 

Local organisation

Name	E-mail	Telephone
Tomas Bergqvist, Umeå	tomas.bergqvist@educ.umu.se	+46-90-7866519

Please contact any of us for further information!
 

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   Registration

Registration can be done online before January 10 at Registration (in Swedish only)

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Contact addresses:

About the scientific programme
Christer Bergsten
Department of Mathematics
Linköping University
SE 58183 Linköping
Sweden

tel: +46-13282984
e-post: christer.bergsten@liu.se

About the local organisation
Tomas Bergqvist
Umeå university
SE 90187 Umeå

tel: +46-90-7866519
e-post: tomas.bergqvist@educ.umu.se

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