Research at the department of science and mathematics education

Research at the department is mainly conducted at pre-, primary-, and secondary school levels. The main research fields are science education and mathematics education.

Two interdepartment and interfaculty networks are located at the department; Umeå Mathematics Education Research Centre (UMERC) and Umeå Science Education Research (UMSER). These interdepartmental research environments has been successful both in terms of generating new perspectives on educational research, and in being rewarded several large research grants.

Doctoral studies and Research Environments

Doctoral studies

Read about our doctoral studies in pedagogical work and subject matter education.

UmSER

Umeå Science Education Research

UMERC

Umeå Mathematics Education Research Centre

Latest publications

First-year university students’ mathematics capital and identities

The Mathematics Enthusiast, University of Montana 2025, Vol. 22, (3) : 311-334

Valero, Paola; Österling, Lisa; Truong, Nhu; et al.

Developing a diagnostic framework for primary and secondary students’ reasoning difficulties during mathematical problem solving

Educational Studies in Mathematics, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 115, (2) : 125-149

Säfström, Anna Ida; Lithner, Johan; Palm, Torulf; et al.

Geek nostalgia: the reflective and restorative defence of white male geek culture

New Media and Society

Ottemo, Andreas; Berge, Maria; Mendick, Heather; et al.

Fröken är lik sin fröken: om vad som påverkar lärares didaktiska vägval och formar NO-undervisningen på mellanstadiet

Umeå Studies in the Educational Science, 69

Varg, Lina

Between symbols and words: structural connections in mathematics texts and their effect on reading

Umeå Studies in the Educational Science, 68

Wikström Hultdin, Ulrika

Translating assessment for learning to work in groups of students with intellectual disabilities

Education Inquiry

Andersson, Catarina

Students’ reception of two alternative arrangements of mathematical symbols and words: differences in focus and text navigation

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 75

Wikström Hultdin, Ulrika; Norqvist, Mathias

Discourses of mathematical reasoning: analysis of three reform frameworks

Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics

Morgan, Candia; Bergqvist, Ewa; Adler, Jill; et al.

Clash of cultures?: Exploring students' perceptions of differences between secondary and tertiary mathematics education

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis Group 2024, Vol. 55, (7) : 1567-1596

Johansson, Helena; Österholm, Magnus; Flodén, Liselott; et al.

Professional development at national scale: effects on teacher knowledge and practice

Studies in Educational Evaluation, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 83

Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Tomas; Liljekvist, Yvonne; et al.

Swedish teacher conceptions of assessment: a focus on improving outcomes

Education Inquiry

Brown, Gavin T. L.; Andersson, Catarina; Winberg, Mikael T.; et al.

A multi-approach formative assessment practice and its potential for enhancing student motivation: a case study

Cogent Education, Taylor & Francis Group 2024, Vol. 11, (1)

Palmberg, Björn; Granberg, Carina; Andersson, Catarina; et al.

How colour evasiveness reproduces whiteness in Swedish universities

Social Identities

Mendick, Heather; Silfver, Eva; Berge, Maria; et al.

The complex relationship between teachers' instructional practices and students' reading amount

Reading Research Quarterly

Tegmark, Mats; Vinterek, Monika; Alatalo, Tarja; et al.

The effects of mathematical ability and motivational beliefs on students’ perceptions of feedback usefulness

Frontiers in Education, Frontiers Media S.A. 2024, Vol. 9

Söderström, Sharmin; Palm, Torulf; Granberg, Carina

Positioning, emotions, and emotional positioning

The Routledge international handbook of positioning theory, Routledge 2024 : 424-437

Lönngren, Johanna; Berge, Maria

Critical events in the systematic work at an organizational level towards a whole school approach to sustainability in a swedish municipality

Whole school approaches to sustainability: education renewal in times of distress, Cham: Springer Nature 2024 : 201-213

Manni, Annika; Knekta, Eva; Åberg, Erika

The importance of the elicitation process in formative assessment: a case study

Proceedings of the 47th Conference of the International Group for thePsychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 1), Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2024 : 99-

Andersson, Catarina; Palm, Torulf; Winberg, Mikael T.

Supporting mathematics teachers’ planning of multimodal teaching

Proceedings of the 47^th Conference of the internationalgroup for the psychology ofmathematics education, Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2024 : 156-

Johansson, Helena; Norberg, Malin; Österholm, Magnus

Care for the learning of mathematics: put to the test

Research in Mathematics Education

Bagger, Anette; Vennberg, Helena

Bridging the gaps? Exploring science teaching continuity across early years transitions through semantic profiles

Short Abstracts: NFSUN: Nordiske forskersymposium om undervisning i naturfag

Ottander, Christina; Sundberg, Bodil

The pedagogical potentials of wonder for supporting students’ engagement and learning in science

Short Abstracts: NFSUN: Nordiske forskersymposium om undervisning i naturfag

Sundberg, Bodil; Andersson, Johanna; Ottander, Christina

The role of wonder in science PRACTISEs. A Delphi study of different stakeholders’ views

Short Abstracts: NFSUN: Nordiske forskersymposium om undervisning i naturfag

Andersson, Johanna; Ottander, Christina; Sundberg, Bodil

Open schooling: Collaboration between schools and society to promote students’ relevant and meaningful biology learning

ERIDOB2024. 14th Conference of European Researchers in Didactics of Biology. Lyon, France, July 1st-5th

Scheersoi, Annette; Kwella, Hannah; Schilbert, Jana; et al.

What more can I/we do?: Exploring the potential of humor and activism for accelerating educational transformation

The 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), Lausanne, 2-5 September, 2024.

Berge, Maria; Lönngren, Johanna; Peters, Anne-Kathrin

Pioneering a digital teaching resource for authentic science and sustainability – the example of DinKemi

ECRICE 2024. 16 European Confernce on Research in Chemical Education. Nova School of Science and Technology. Campus da Caparica, Lisbon, September 5-7, 2024: Book of abstracts, European chemical society 2024 : 36-37

Broman, Karolina; Ellervik, Ulf; Lindberg, Linda

The cold pack: laboratory work with elements of formative assessment for lower secondary school

Olander, Jenny; Broman, Karolina

Communication strategies when reading less familiar mathematical expressions aloud

Mediating mathematics: Proceedings of MADIF14. The fourteenth research seminar of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Örebro, March 19–20, 2024 : 49-60

Wikström Hultdin, Ulrika

An interpretation model for representations: the IRIS model

The 8th international designs for learning conference. Conseptualizing design: book of abstracts, Stockholm University 2024 : 17-17

Dyrvold, Anneli; Ribeck Nyström, Judy

Mål, matematik och mening: om identitet i mötet med gymnasieskolans yrkesprogram

Doktorsavhandlingar i pedagogiskt arbete, 100

Holmgren, Karoline

Changes in mathematical skills among freshman engineering students

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Hed, Lisa; Åhag, Per; Norqvist, Mathias

The fabrication of special education mathematics students as knowers through mandatory assessment in preschool class

Education Inquiry

Bagger, Anette; Vennberg, Helena

Computer-based formative assessment for problem solving

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis Group 2024, Vol. 55, (10) : 2645-2669

Söderström, Sharmin

Emotions in engineering education: a configurative meta-synthesis systematic review

Journal of Engineering Education, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 113, (4) : 1287-1326

Lönngren, Johanna; Bellocchi, Alberto; Berge, Maria; et al.

“Every morning I take two steps to my desk…”: students’ perspectives on distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Higher Education, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2024, Vol. 88 : 1483-1502

Chiodaroli, Marco; Freyhult, Lisa; Solders, Andreas; et al.

Inkluderande och tvärvetenskaplig utbildningspraktik, när biologi och genusvetenskap möts: [Inclusive interdisciplinary teaching practices when embracing biology and gender studies]

Högre Utbildning, Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2024, Vol. 14, (2) : 90-97

Günter, Katerina Pia; Gullberg, Annica; Ahnesjö, Ingrid

Students’ dynamic communication while transforming mathematical representations in a dynamic geometry environment

ZDM - the International Journal on Mathematics Education, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 56 : 543-557

Bach, Cecilie Carlsen; Bergqvist, Ewa; Jankvist, Uffe Thomas

Supporting teachers in supporting students’ mathematical problem solving

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis Group 2024, Vol. 55, (10) : 2389-2409

Sidenvall, Johan; Granberg, Carina; Lithner, Johan; et al.

Formative assessment and problem solving in mathematics

Doktorsavhandlingar i pedagogiskt arbete, 98

Söderström, Sharmin

Promoting continuity in science education through transition to secondary school: Findings from a formative intervention

NOFA9: Education, knowledge and Bildung in a global world: Book of Abstracts, Åbo Akademi University 2023 : 138-138

Varg, Lina; Näs, Helena; Ottander, Christina

The effect of a formative assessment practice on student achievement in mathematics

Frontiers in Education, Frontiers Media S.A. 2023, Vol. 8

Boström, Erika; Palm, Torulf

On the relation between assistive technology system elements and access to assistive products based on 20 country surveys

Healthcare, MDPI 2023, Vol. 11, (9)

Borg, Johan; Winberg, Mikael T.; Eide, Arne H.; et al.

An in-depth analysis of programming in the Swedish school curriculum: Rationale, knowledge content and teacher guidance

Journal of Computers in Education, Springer 2023, Vol. 10 : 237-271

Vinnervik, Peter

Andraspråksstudenters förutsättningar att utveckla akademisk litteracitet inom högre utbildning

Forskning om högre utbildning, Stockholm, Sverige, 11-12 maj, 2023

Norberg, Malin; Dahlström, Helene

Algebra discourses in mathematics and physics textbooks: comparing the use of algebraic symbols

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Johansson, Helena; Österholm, Magnus

Equivalence in multilanguage mathematics assessment

Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, NOMAD: [Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education], Göteborgs universitet 2023, Vol. 28, (1-2) : 7-29

Theens, Frithjof; Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus

Gender, passion, and 'sticky' technology in a voluntaristically-organized technology makerspace

Engineering Studies, Routledge 2023, Vol. 15, (2) : 101-121

Ottemo, Andreas; Berge, Maria; Mendick, Heather; et al.

Teachers’ conceptualisations of science teaching–obstacles and opportunities for pedagogical continuity across early childhood school forms

International Journal of Early Years Education, Routledge 2023, Vol. 31, (3) : 790-805

Due, Karin; Skoog, Marianne; Areljung, Sofie; et al.

Shape optimization for the strong routing of light in periodic diffraction gratings

Journal of Computational Physics, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 472

Araujo-Cabarcas, Juan Carlos; Engström, Christian; Wadbro, Eddie

Geek entrepreneurs: the social network, Iron Man and the reconfiguration of hegemonic masculinity

Journal of Gender Studies, Routledge 2023, Vol. 32, (3) : 283-295

Mendick, Heather; Ottemo, Andreas; Berge, Maria; et al.

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Latest update: 2021-06-18