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Magnus Österholm

Professor of Mathematics Education. Primary research area: The role of language and communication in the learning and teaching of mathematics.

Research qualifications: Docent
Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher

Contact

E-mail
magnus.osterholm@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 71 31

Works at

Affiliation
Professor at Department of Science and Mathematics Education
Location
Naturvetarhuset, huskropp A, plan 5, Johan Bures väg 16 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Affiliation
Affiliated as research fellow at Umeå Mathematics Education Research Centre (UMERC)

My main research interest is the role of language and communication in the learning and teaching of mathematics, but I have also studied issues in relation to belief-research and teachers' professional development. My main expertise is mathematics education at secondary and tertiary levels, but I have also studied primary level.

Most of my research is conducted in collaboration with Ewa Bergqvist, and together we lead the research group "Language and communication" within Umeå Mathematics Education Research Centre (UMERC). I also work as a professor of mathematics education at Mid Sweden University.

You can find more information about me and my research on my webpage: http://osterholm.nu/

Supporting mathematics teachers’ planning of multimodal teaching
Proceedings of the 47th Conference of the internationalgroup for the psychology ofmathematics education, Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2024 : 156-
Johansson, Helena; Norberg, Malin; Österholm, Magnus
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.
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.
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.
The role of implicit theoretical assumptions in empirical research
Proceedings of the 46th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: Volume 2, Haifa: University of Haifa 2023 : 107-114
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
Interplay between modes in mathematics textbooks
Proceedingsof the 46th conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education: vol 1, Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2023 : 262-262
Johansson, Helena; Norberg, Malin; Österholm, Magnus
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
Applying a new framework of connections between mathematical symbols and natural language
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 72
Wikström Hultdin, Ulrika; Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; et al.
How textbooks in different school years give meaning to mathematical symbols
Proceedings of the 45th conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education, Alicante: Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2022 : 178-
Bergqvist, Ewa; Vingsle, Lotta; Österholm, Magnus; et al.
A multimodal perspective on number sense in digital learning resources
Proceedings of the 45th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2022 : 241-
Johansson, Helena; Norberg, Malin; Österholm, Magnus
A multimodal perspective on number sense in digital learning resources
Proceedings of the 45th conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education, Alicante: Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2022 : 241-
Johansson, Helena; Norberg, Malin; Österholm, Magnus
Algebra discourse in mathematics and physics textbooks for upper secondary school
Proceedings of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education, Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2021 : 149-149
Johansson, Helena; Österholm, Magnus
The Boost for Mathematics Evaluation Report
Working Papers in Mathematics Education, 2021:1
Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Tomas; Liljekvist, Yvonne; et al.
How mathematical symbols and natural language are integrated in textbooks
MADIF-12, The twelfth Research Seminar in Mathematics Education by SMDF, Växjö, Sweden, January 14-15, 2020.
Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; Vingsle, Lotta; et al.
How mathematical symbols and natural language are used in teachers’ presentations
MADIF-12, The twelfth Research Seminar in Mathematics Education by SMDF, Växjö, Sweden, January 14-15, 2020.
Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; Vingsle, Lotta; et al.
The processing of mathematical symbols in working memory
MADIF-12, The twelfth Research Seminar in Mathematics Education by SMDF, Växjö, Sweden, January 14-15, 2020
Bergqvist, Ewa; Jonsson, Bert; Österholm, Magnus
Objectification of upper-secondary teachers’ verbal discourse in relation to symbolic expressions
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 56
Johansson, Helena; Österholm, Magnus
The role of linguistic features when reading and solving mathematics tasks in different languages
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 51 : 41-55
Bergqvist, Ewa; Theens, Frithjof; Österholm, Magnus
Proceedings of the 42nd conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education: volume 4: research reports Pr – Z
Proceedings of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 42
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus; Granberg, Carina; et al.
Proceedings of the 42nd conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education: volume 1: plenary lectures, plenary panel, research forums, working groups, seminars, colloquia, national presentation
Proceedings of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 42
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus; Granberg, Carina; et al.
Proceedings of the 42nd conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education: volume 3: research reports Ham – Pi
Proceedings of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 42
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus; Granberg, Carina; et al.
Proceedings of the 42nd conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education: volume 2: research reports A – Haa
Proceedings of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 42
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus; Granberg, Carina; et al.
Proceedings of the 42nd conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education: volume 5: oral communications, poster presentations
Proceedings of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 42
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus; Granberg, Carina; et al.
Linguistic features as possible sources for inequivalence of mathematics PISA tasks
Perspectives on professional development of mathematics teachers: Proceedings of MADIF 11, The eleventh research seminar of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Karlstad, January 23–24, 2018, Göteborg: Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF 2018 : 226-226
Theens, Frithjof; Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
The role of mathematical competencies in curriculum documents in different countries
Perspectives on professional development of mathematics teachers: Proceedings of MADIF 11, The eleventh research seminar of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Karlstad, January 23–24, 2018, Karlstad: Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF 2018 : 131-140
Österholm, Magnus
Variation of explicit argumentation in mathematics textbooks
Proceedings of the 41st Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education : 170-170
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
Evaluation of a large scale professional development program: Vol 2
Proceedings of the 41st Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Singapore: The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2017 : 153-160
Bergqvist, Tomas; Liljekvist, Yvonne; van Bommel, Jorryt; et al.
Argumentation in university textbooks: comparing biology, chemistry and mathematics
NFSUN 2017: Abstracts : 55-55
Sullivan Hellgren, Jenny; Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
Linguistic features in mathematics PISA tasks in different languages
The Eighth Nordic Conference on Mathematics Education, NORMA 17, Stockholm, Sweden, May 30 – June 2, 2017
Theens, Frithjof; Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
Relations between linguistic features and difficulty of PISA tasks in different languages
Proceedings of the 40th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Szeged, Hungary: PME 2016 : 125-125
Bergqvist, Ewa; Theens, Frithjof; Österholm, Magnus
Linguistic properties of PISA mathematics tasks in different languages
ICT in mathematics education: the future and the realities: Proceedings of MADIF 10: the tenth research seminar of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education Karlstad, January 26–27, 2016, Göteborg: Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF 2016 : 147-147
Bergqvist, Ewa; Theens, Frithjof; Österholm, Magnus
Comparing mathematics tasks in different languages
Proceedings of the 40th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Szeged, Hungary: PME 2016 : 151-151
Edmonds-Wathen, Cris; Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
Framework of linguistic properties to compare mathematics tasks in different languages
ICT in mathematics education: the future and the realities: Proceedings of MADIF 10 The tenth research seminar of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education Karlstad, January 26–27, 2016, Göteborgs universitet 2016 : 146-146
Edmonds-Wathen, Cris; Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
Utvärdering av Matematiklyftets resultat: slutrapport
Umeå: Umeå universitet 2016
Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Tomas; Liljekvist, Yvonne; et al.
Uncommon vocabulary in mathematical tasks in relation to demand of reading ability and solution frequency
Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, NMC Nationellt centrum för matematikutbildning 2015, Vol. 20, (1) : 5-31
Dyrvold, Anneli; Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
Development of Mathematics Teaching: Design, Scale, Effects: Proceedings from Madif9: The Ninth Swedish Mathematics Education Research Seminar, Umeå, February 4-5, 2014
Skrifter från Svensk Förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning, 10
Helenius, Ola; Engström, Arne; Meaney, Tamsin; et al.
What is the basis for self-assessment of comprehension when reading mathematical expository texts?
Reading Psychology, Routledge 2015, Vol. 36, (8) : 673-699
Österholm, Magnus
Språkbrukets roll i matematikundervisningen
Nämnaren : tidskrift för matematikundervisning, Vol. 2014, (1) : 27-31
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
What is so special about mathematical texts?: Analyses of common claims in research literature and of properties of textbooks
ZDM - the International Journal on Mathematics Education, Springer 2013, Vol. 45, (5) : 751-763
Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Ewa
Relating vocabulary in mathematical tasks to aspects of reading and solving
Evaluation and comparison of mathematical achievement: Dimensions and perspectives: Proceedings of MADIF 8, The Eighth Mathematics Education Research Seminar, Linköping: Svensk Förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning 2012 : 61-70
Bergqvist, Ewa; Dyrvold, Anneli; Österholm, Magnus
Communicating mathematics or mathematical communication?: An analysis of competence frameworks
Proceedings of the 36th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: Vol. 2: opportunities to learn in mathematics education : 67-74
Bergqvist, Ewa; Österholm, Magnus
Students' summaries of mathematical lectures: Comparing the discourse of students with the discourse of lectures
Mathematics Education: Expanding Horizons. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Singapore: MERGA 2012 : 578-585
Österholm, Magnus
The role of theory when studying epistemological characterizations of mathematics lecture(r)s
The Mathematics Enthusiast, Information Age Publishing 2012, Vol. 9, (3) : 431-464
Österholm, Magnus
Methodological issues when studying the relationship between reading and solving mathematical tasks
Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, Mölndal: Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk 2012, Vol. 17, (1) : 5-30
Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Ewa
What mathematical task properties can cause an unnecessary demand of reading ability?
Proceedings of Norma 11, The Sixth Nordic Conference on Mathematics Education in Reykjavík, May 11-14, 2011, Reykjavík, Iceland: University of Iceland Press 2012 : 661-670
Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Ewa
A framework for studying differences between process- and object-oriented discourses
Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, vol 1: Developing mathematical thinking : 367-367
Österholm, Magnus
What aspects of quality do students focus on when evaluating oral and written mathematical presentations?
Mathematics: Traditions and [New] Practices. Proceedings of the AAMT–MERGA conference held in Alice Springs, 3–7 July 2011, Adelaide, Australia: AAMT and MERGA 2011 : 590-598
Österholm, Magnus
To translate between different perspectives in belief research: a comparison between two studies
Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, Mölndal: Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk 2011, Vol. 16, (1-2) : 57-76
Österholm, Magnus
Characterizing mathematics education research discourse on belief
Current state of research on mathematical beliefs XVI: Proceedings of the MAVI-16 Conference, June 26-29, 2010, Tallinn, Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia: Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Tallinn University 2011 : 200-217
Österholm, Magnus
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