I samband med Rutiga Familjens studieresa i San Francisco bloggar de deltagande lärarna och rektorerna om sin resa, sina möten och skolbesöken i Kalifornien. Följ deras berättelse i bloggen Matematikprojektet bloggar från USA!

För femte gången arrangerar Institutionen för Ingenjörsvetenskap vid Högskolan Väst Matematikens Dag, en fortbildningsdag för lärare som undervisar i matematik (förskola – gymnasium & komvux). Målet är att erbjuda kompetensutveckling i ämneskunskaper och skapa en möjlighet att knyta kontakter.

Rutiga Familjen presenteras och senaste forskningsresultaten visas:
Datorspel med agenter som lär sig matematik utan symboler

Till LearnIT konferensen Game in ´Action i Göteborg, presenterade Lena Pareto följande artikel 2007: Utility Games: gaming as a design strategy to achieve utility effects (eftersom artikeln publiceras internationellt, är den på engelska.)
Abstrakt: The objective of this study is to introduce the concept of utility games, to develop a characterization of such a game category, and to explore design and evaluation issues particular for this category. By utility games, we refer to games predominantly designed for utility purposes, and where gaming is viewed as a design strategy to achieve the utility. Four utility games were analysed, with the following dimensions: the overall context, the utility objective, the game setting, evaluations performed and challenges related to design and evaluation. The analysis shows that the utility aspects and the game design are highly interrelated and affect each other on all levels of the design, and that evaluations of utility games have many dimensions to consider. A summary of lessons learnt and some recommendations to utility game designers are provided. » Läs mer

Till ACM SIGACCESS konferensen Conference on Computers and Accessibility in Baltimore, USA, presenterade Lena Pareto följande artikel 2005: Graphical Arithmetic for Learners with Dyscalculia (eftersom artikeln publiceras internationellt, är den på engelska.) Abstrakt: We propose a model for arithmetic, based on graphical representations, to complement the symbolic language of mathematics. The focus is conceptual understanding of arithmetic. We argue that the graphical model supports understanding concepts known to be difficult for learners with dyscalculia, such as number-sense and decimal system. The proposed graphical representation share properties of the decimal system, but is closer to the semantic representation of numbers vital to the number-sense. The model is evaluated with school-children, but needs to be further tested by learners with dyscalculia. » Läs mer

Till EC-TEL konferensen 5th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, i Barcelona, Spanien, publicerades följande artikel 2010: The Complexity of Integrating Technology Enhanced Learning in Special Math Education: a Case Study (eftersom artikeln publiceras internationellt, är den på engelska.)
Abstrakt: We present a study of integrating an educational game in special math education, to explore challenges faced during the process. The game promotes an unconventional approach supporting students having math difficulties, through visual representations, learn-by-exploration and learn-by-teaching models. Our conclusion is that integration in special education is more challenging than in the main stream counterpart, due to social vulnerability of the students, learning/teaching challenges in content, motivation and attitude, a non-typical learning situation, and the challenge of matching learning peers. » Läs mer

Efter lanseringen av en ny version av Rutiga Familjens administrationssida, lanserar vi även en ny elevsida. Där kan varje elev som tillhör en klass som spelar Rutiga Familjen:

- logga in med sitt personliga lösenord
- besvara testerna som lärare har tilldelat den enskilda eleven
- skicka in sina svar och invänta resultat
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