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

Lena Pareto är på AIED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, in Brighton, Storbritannien. Under konferensen presenterar hon följande artikel: Teachable Agents that Learn by Observing Game Playing Behavior. Med kollegorna Daniel L. Schwartz från Stanford University, USA och Lars Svensson från Högskolan Väst, presenterar hon: Learning by guiding a teachable agent to play an educational game.

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 AIED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, in Brighton, Storbritannien, presenterade Lena Pareto följande artikel 2009: Teachable Agents that Learn by Observing Game Playing Behavior (eftersom artikeln publiceras internationellt, är den på engelska.)
Abstrakt:  An educational game in mathematics targets cognitive skills oincluding pattern finding and generalization from example by teaching an agent. These can be difficult for young children, let alone teaching about them. Therefore, we have designed a new way of teaching an agent, the teach-by-guiding model. We describe the model and its basic implementation. Because this is a work-inprogress, we end by raising questions of how such an agent is perceived, and in what respect it may differ from other pedagogical agents. » Läs mer på s.31

Nationellt Centrum för Matematik, NCM, har öppnat en ny nationell webbplats för att stimulera användningen av IKT i matematikundervisningen.

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- Dataspel hjälper matematikelever
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”Matte är sjuårige Lindas favoritämne, men dataspelet rutiga familjen är dubbelt så roligt. Och mitt i leken får hon och hennes vänner en djupare förståelse för matematik.”
Tidningsartikel Göteborgs-Posten, tisdag 23 maj 2000 » Läs mer