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"Vi ska använda blockmodellen!" Vad innebär det?: En intervjustudie om lärares undervisning med blockmodellen på mellanstadiet
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien är att synliggöra lärares erfarenheter av undervisningsutformning när de lär ut problemlösning genom blockmodellen på mellanstadiet. Tidigare forskning har visat att blockmodellen är en framgångsrik problemlösningsmetod med både för- och nackdelar. Studien anses relevant då det inte finns mycket forskning om blockmodellen i svenska sammanhang. För att samla in data användes individuella semistrukturerade intervjuer och materialet analyserades genom en tematisk analys. Fem lärare som är verksamma på mellanstadiet intervjuades med fokus på vilka hinder och anpassningar de erfarit i sin undervisning med blockmodellen. Studiens teoretiska utgångspunkt är sociokulturell teori med fokus på hur elever tar till sig kulturella redskap. Resultatet visar fyra teman som kunde identifieras i lärarnas utsagor. I resultatets två första teman hanteras hinder som lärarna beskriver i samband med problemlösningsundervisning med blockmodellen. I resultatets två sista teman hanteras anpassningar som lärarna beskriver i samband med problemlösningsundervisning med blockmodellen. Samtliga lärare har en positiv inställning till blockmodellen som problemlösningsmetod men de är överens om flera utmaningar som behöver hanteras när undervisningen med metoden utformas.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study is to make teachers’ experiences of instruction design when teaching problem solving with the bar model in middle school visible. Previous research has shown that the bar model is a successful method for mathematical problem solving with both pros and cons. The study is considered relevant since there has not been much research conducted on the bar model in Sweden. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to collect data which later was analysed through a thematic analysis. Five active middle school teachers were interviewed with focus on the obstacles they have experienced and the adaptations they have implemented while teaching with the bar model. The theoretical framework used in this study is sociocultural theory with focus directed at how pupils assimilate cultural tools. The result shows four themes that could be identified from the teachers’ responses. The teachers’ descriptions of obstacles connected to teaching using the bar model are compiled in the first two themes. In the two following themes teachers’ descriptions of adaptations are compiled. All the teachers share a positive attitude towards using the bar model when teaching mathematical problem solving. They are however in agreement about several challenges that needs to be handled when designing instruction for problem solving with the bar model.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
the bar model, mathematics, education, middle school, Sweden, word problems
Keywords [sv]
blockmodellen, anpassningar, undervisning, mellanstadiet, problemlösning, matematik
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Mathematics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-65149OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-65149DiVA, id: diva2:1874101
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HLK, Education
Available from: 2024-06-24 Created: 2024-06-19 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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