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Elever i matematiksvårigheter: En kvalitativ studie om hur fyra speciallärare beskriver sitt arbete med att ge stöd för elever i matematiksvårigheter
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Pupils’ difficulties in learning mathematics : A qualitative study of how four special teachers describe their work with supporting pupils’ difficulties in learning mathematics. (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien är att få en större förståelse för elever i matematiksvårigheter genom att beskriva fyra speciallärares erfarenheter av undervisning med elever i matematiksvårigheter. Studien utgår från en kvalitativ ansats där fyra semistrukturerade intervjuer har genomförts med verksamma speciallärare. I resultatet redogörs speciallärarnas uppfattning av matematiksvårigheter, hur undervisningen kan se ut och hur samarbetet fungerar mellan speciallärare och klasslärare. 

 

Slutsatser som kan dras är att matematiksvårigheter inte endast beror på en enda faktor utan att flera olika perspektiv måste tas i beaktande för att kunna möta elever i matematiksvårigheter. De faktorer som nämns i störst utsträckning är olämplig undervisning, koncentrationssvårigheter, minnessvårigheter, läs-och skrivsvårigheter och matematikängslan. Elever stöttas genom konkret material och genom anpassad undervisning. Elever gynnas av en tillgänglig lärmiljö och att det finns en medveten plan om hur den särskilda undervisningen ska ske. Det är även viktigt att hitta brister i elevernas matematikkunskaper redan i förskoleklass för att förebygga att matematiksvårigheter uppkommer. Resultatet visade även att speciallärare och klasslärare har ett nära samarbete och hjälps åt när det gäller att analysera och kartlägga eleverna.

Abstract [en]

The aim of the study is to contribute to a greater understanding of pupils’ difficulties in learning mathematics by describing four special teacher’s experiences of teaching students with difficulties. The study is based on a qualitative approach where four semi-structured interviews are implemented with active special teachers. The result describes how the special teachers' perception of mathematical difficulties, how the teaching can be planned and what the collaboration looks like between the special teacher and the class teacher.

Conclusions is that mathematical difficulties do not only depend on one single factor and it is necessary to take into consideration to look at several different perspectives in order to be able to meet pupils with difficulties in learning mathematics. The factors that are mentioned to the greatest extent are inappropriate teaching, concentration difficulties, problem with working memory, reading- and writing difficulties and mathematical anxiety. Pupils are supported through concrete materials and adapted teaching. Pupils benefit from an accessible learning environment and that there is a conscious plan for how the special teaching should take place. It is also important to find gaps in mathematics already from preschool to prevent mathematical difficulties. The result also showed that special teachers and class teachers work closely together and help each other when it comes to analyzing pupils.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 32
Keywords [en]
mathematical difficulties special teacher education of mathematics thematic analysis
Keywords [sv]
matematiksvårigheter speciallärare matematikundervisning tematisk analys
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Mathematics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53744ISRN: JU-HLK-JU-2-20211263OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-53744DiVA, id: diva2:1573311
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