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Anne Tossavainen; Ola Helenius – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2024
Fractions are core content of elementary school mathematics, and conceptual knowledge of fractions is essential when developing a comprehensive understanding of fractions. Previous research, however, has indicated limitations in student teachers' fraction knowledge. This study investigated 57 Swedish elementary school student teachers' conceptions…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Fractions, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Education
Robert Walldén; Pia N. Larsson – Science Education, 2024
Although visual aids are widely considered a valuable source of scaffolding, the nature and active utilization of these aids in current science classrooms are not well understood. This qualitative study explores interaction in the teaching of concepts related to evolution, with a specific focus on a teacher's use of different visual support…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Tarja Alatalo; Åse Hansson; Stefan Johansson – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2024
The difficulty recruiting competent teachers is widespread, and the status of the teaching profession is on the decline. Sweden is just one country with these problems. Using longitudinal register data for every teacher in Sweden born between 1972 and 1998, the present study investigates changes in teachers' own school grades to clarify patterns…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Häggström, Margaretha – Journal of Environmental Education, 2022
This article presents a six-week long action research study in two primary school classes, with the aim of exploring how a Storyline approach can facilitate learning and acting on sustainability issues, and how this approach might enhance pupils' agency. This study is underpinned by and analyzed through theories of relational pedagogy, in which…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Teaching Methods
Linda Petersson-Bloom; Mona Holmqvist – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2024
We aimed to explore the experiences of teachers, autistic students and students' parents, before and after professional development intervention for teachers in primary school. The main participants were five autistic students aged 7-11 years in three primary schools (intervention schools), their parents and teachers. Five school contexts were…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Professional Development, Foreign Countries
Linda Plantin Ewe; Mona Holmqvist; Sven Bölte – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2023
This study examined whether teachers' professional development of their relational competence with students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) modifies teachers' and students' perceptions of their teacher-student relationships (TSR). Participants comprised teachers (n = 33) and students (n =…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Pettersson, Alma Jahic; Rundgren, Carl-Johan; Tibell, Lena A. E. – Designs for Learning, 2022
Previous research suggests that everyday expressions are commonly used in students' descriptions of nutrient uptake. This study investigate a classroom context in year 5 with a focus on signs of scientific meaning-making about nutrient uptake with an animation as a resource in two different schools. In one of the schools there was also a teacher…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Astrid Berg; Magnus Hultén – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
The importance of introducing students to mechanistic reasoning (MR) early in their schooling is emphasised in research. The goal of this case study was to contribute with knowledge on how early primary students' (9-10 year-olds) MR in chemistry is expressed and developed in a classroom practice framed by model-based inquiry. The study focuses on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Abstract Reasoning, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
Wennersten, Lena; Wanselin, Hanna; Wikman, Susanne; Lindahl, Mats – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
UNESCO has identified education for sustainable development (ESD) as a key factor in the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Education is important in developing awareness of how to preserve natural ecosystems and promote the uptake of renewable energy sources. Ecology education in primary school aims to give students a scientific…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Science Instruction, Conservation (Environment), Ecology
Norberg, Maria – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2021
This article focuses on how Swedish Year One students (age 7-8) make meaning when working with images in mathematics textbooks. Images include textbook images, but also students' self-drawn images used as support for calculation. The focus was (1) what the images in the exercises were designed to offer (the designed affordance), and (2) what the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Textbooks, Visual Aids
Bjursten, Eva-Lena; Nilsson, Tor; Gumaelius, Lena – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
There is a recognized need for research on how to teach computer programming in primary schools in Sweden grades 4-6 (10-12-year-old pupils). Studies of teaching show the importance of teachers' knowledge of content and pedagogy and how these two parts affect each other (i.e. pedagogical content knowledge [PCK]). Most teachers in Sweden have…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Stolare, Martin; Ludvigsson, David; Trenter, Cecilia – History Education Research Journal, 2021
The aim of this article is to problematise the use of visits to heritage sites in history education in primary school. The empirical basis is a questionnaire and interviews with teachers in Sweden. Theoretically, the perspective is linked to the discussion of affective practices. The results show the connection that some, but not all, teachers…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Historic Sites, Elementary School Students, Teacher Attitudes
Mimmi Norgren Hansson – Ethics and Education, 2024
The aim of this article is to enrich the care ethics framework by uncovering the relationship between care and loyalty, offering insights into the complexities of children's experiences of care in school. Through twelve interviews with pupils in sixth grade, I analyse the intersection of loyalty and care. The findings reveal two dimensions,…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Caring, Ethics, Friendship
Eva Bojner Horwitz; David Thorarinn Johnson; Viveka Lyberg-Åhlander; Birgitta Sahlén; Petri Laukka; Pia Bygdéus – British Journal of Music Education, 2024
The present study aimed to increase understanding of how singing activities may be initiated in primary school, and what support and assistance teachers require to conduct singing activities as an integrated part of the school day. Five music teachers participated in a focus group interview. The following main themes were identified: 1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Singing, Music Education, Music Teachers
Klas Andersson; Kristoffer Larsson – Journal of Social Science Education, 2024
Purpose: Investigate first- to third-graders' understandings of the police. Design/methodology/approach: Phenomenography is used to analyze elementary students' understandings of the police as a social institution Findings: The results indicate three qualitatively different ways of understanding the police. The police as: attributes, activities…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Comprehension, Police, Civics