Martina’s Voice

In Swedish classrooms, the use of the instructional mode called student independent work has been encouraged since the 1990s. In this mode, students are expected to plan and work on their own on different tasks independent of other students and to a large extent independent of the teacher. The resea...

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Published inStudent Voice in Mathematics Classrooms around the World pp. 89 - 113
Main Authors Cronberg, Florenda Gallos, Emanuelsson, Jonas
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Rotterdam SensePublishers 2013
SeriesLearner’s Perspective Study
Subjects
Mathematical Practice
Mathematical Reasoning
Mathematical Solution
Mathematical Task
Reasoning Skill
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Summary:In Swedish classrooms, the use of the instructional mode called student independent work has been encouraged since the 1990s. In this mode, students are expected to plan and work on their own on different tasks independent of other students and to a large extent independent of the teacher. The research team of the Learner’s Perspective Study (LPS) (Clarke, 2006) has documented this form of instruction in Swedish classrooms.
DOI:10.1007/978-94-6209-350-8_6