Abstract
This paper presents views of university staff about what has become called the ‘transition problem’ when students start studying mathematics at university. The data are from a focus group interview with eight experienced university lecturers at a Swedish university department that offers mathematics courses for engineering students. We use the portrayal of the problem in the literature as an axis for the discussion.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education |
| Editors | Konrad Krainer, Nad'a Vondrová |
| Place of Publication | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Publisher | Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education and ERME |
| Pages | 2053-2059 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9788072908448 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | The the Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME9) - Charles University, Faculty of Education, Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 4 Feb 2015 → 8 Feb 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | The the Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME9) |
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| Country/Territory | Czech Republic |
| City | Prague |
| Period | 4/02/2015 → 8/02/2015 |
Keywords
- undergraduate mathematics
- lecturers
- transition problem
- focus group