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Tomas Bergqvist

Associate Professor in pedagogical work. Research area: Mathematics education, focusing on mathematical reasoning and the relationship between language and mathematics.

Research qualifications: Docent

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Affiliation
Associate professor at Department of Science and Mathematics Education Role: Director of studies
Location
Naturvetarhuset, huskropp A, plan 5, Johan Bures väg 16 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Affiliation
Affiliated as research fellow at Umeå Mathematics Education Research Centre (UMERC) Role: Directory Co-ordinator

I work at the departmen of science and mathematics education and conduct my research within Umeå Mathematics Education Reserch Centre (UMERC)

My research is conducted within two research groups: Learning by Imitative and Creative Reasoning and Language and Communication.

The research within the LICR group addresses the well-known problem of inefficient rote learning by imitating solution strategies and algorithms. Our results show that students who construct their own strategies learn the mathematics more efficiently. My research deals with understanding what really happens in these learning situations. What are students who have practiced by imitating doing? Why are students who have practiced by constructing solutions better at remembering the central formula, despite the fact that it was not given to them?

Argumentation is central to mathematics, where proof is the most pronounced form of argument. What types of argumentation can be found in mathematics education in primary and secondary school? Studies on textbooks show a limited presence of argumentation, especially in lower school years. What does it look like in teachers' oral presentations? Do teachers explain and motivate why a mathematical statement is true? What types of arguments are used and in what ways?

My teaching is mostly on courses in mathematics education for teachers on secondary level. I also work with supervision and examination of degree projects for teacher education.

Studies in Educational Evaluation, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 83
Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Tomas; Liljekvist, Yvonne; et al.
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 72
Wikström Hultdin, Ulrika; Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; et al.
Proceedings of the 45th conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education, Alicante: Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2022 : 329-
Agustyani, Anggit; Säfström, Anna Ida; Bergqvist, Tomas
Proceedings of the 45th conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education, Alicante: Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2022 : 178-
Bergqvist, Ewa; Vingsle, Lotta; Österholm, Magnus; et al.
Proceedings of the 45th conference of the international group for the psychology of mathematics education, Alicante: Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2022 : 179-
Bergqvist, Tomas
Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, NOMAD: [Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education], Göteborg: Nationellt centrum för matematikutbildning (NCM) 2022, Vol. 27, (1) : 5-25
Bergqvist, Tomas; Norqvist, Mathias
Working Papers in Mathematics Education, 2021:1
Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Tomas; Liljekvist, Yvonne; et al.
Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education: Mathematics Education in the 4th Industrial Revolution: Thinking Skills for the Future, Khon Kaen, Thailand: PME 2020 : 19-27
Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas
MADIF-12, The twelfth Research Seminar in Mathematics Education by SMDF, Växjö, Sweden, January 14-15, 2020.
Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; Vingsle, Lotta; et al.
MADIF-12, The twelfth Research Seminar in Mathematics Education by SMDF, Växjö, Sweden, January 14-15, 2020.
Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; Vingsle, Lotta; et al.
Journal of Curriculum Studies, Vol. 49, (2) : 149-168
Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas
Proceedings of the 41st Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Singapore: The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2017 : 153-160
Bergqvist, Tomas; Liljekvist, Yvonne; van Bommel, Jorryt; et al.
Proceedings of the 40th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Bergqvist, Tomas; Lithner, Johan
Umeå: Umeå universitet 2016
Österholm, Magnus; Bergqvist, Tomas; Liljekvist, Yvonne; et al.
Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Hobart, Australia: PME 2015 : 149-149
Bergqvist, Tomas; Remillard, Janine; Van Steenbrugge, Hendrik
NTema 10: Matematik – undervisning i praktiken, Göteborg: Nationellt centrum för matematikutbildning (NCM) 2014 : 270-275
Bergqvist, Tomas
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, JAI Press Ltd 2014, Vol. 33 : 72-87
Boesen, Jesper; Helenius, Ola; Bergqvist, Ewa; et al.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics Textbook Research and Development (ICMT-2014), Southampton: University of Southampton 2014 : 395-400
Remillard, Janine; Van Steenbrugge, Hendrik; Bergqvist, Tomas
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 2014
Van Steenbrugge, Hendrik; Bergqvist, Tomas
The International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, Research Information 2013, Vol. 20, (4) : 147-155
Bergqvist, Tomas
Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education. Muscat, Oman 4-7 November, 2012, Perth: Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University, Australia. 2013 : 40-44
Bergqvist, Tomas
Proceedings of the 37th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, vol 5., Kiel: The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) 2013 : 21-21
Bergqvist, Tomas
Umeå: Umeå university, Umeå Mathematics Education Research Centre 2012
Bergqvist, Tomas
Proceedings of Norma 11, The Sixth Nordic Conference on Mathematics Education in Reykjavík, May 11-14, 2011
Bergqvist, Tomas; Bergqvist, Ewa
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Elsevier 2012, Vol. 31, (2) : 252-269
Bergqvist, Tomas; Lithner, Johan
Göteborg: NCM 2010
Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; Boesen, Jesper; et al.
Göteborg och Umeå: NCM, Göteborgs universitet och UFM, Umeå universitet 2010
Bergqvist, Tomas; Boesen, Jesper; Nyroos, Mikaela
Mathematics and mathematics education: Cultural and social dimensions, Linköping, Sweden: Svensk förening för matematikdidaktisk forskning, SMDF 2010 : 157-167
Lithner, Johan; Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; et al.
Göteborg: NCM 2009
Bergqvist, Ewa; Bergqvist, Tomas; Boesen, Jesper; et al.
In search for theories in mathematics education: proceedings of the 33rd conference of the International group for the psychology of mathematics education, Thessaloniki, Greece: PME 2009 : 1:336-
Bergqvist, Tomas; Bergqvist, Ewa
Sixth Research Seminar of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education (MADIF 6)
Bergqvist, Tomas; Hudson, Brian; Lithner, Johan; et al.
Umeå: Umeå forskningscentrum för matematikdidaktik (UFM), Umeå universitet 2008
Bergqvist, Tomas; Hudson, Brian; Lithner, Johan; et al.
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol. 39, (1)
Bergqvist, Tomas; Lithner, Johan; Sumpter, Lovisa
IKT i matematikkundervisningen - muligheter og begrensninger, Trondheim, Norge: Nasjonalt senter for matematikk i opplæringen 2006 : 35-39
Bergqvist, Tomas
Tidskrift för lärarutbildning och forskning, Umeå: Fakultetsnämnden för lärarutbildning 2005, Vol. 12, (1-2) : 11-20
Bergqvist, Tomas
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, Springer 2005, Vol. 8, (2) : 171-191
Bergqvist, Tomas
Em : educational measurement, 176
Bergqvist, Tomas
Doctoral thesis / Umeå University, Department of Mathematics, 21
Bergqvist, Tomas
Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, Notodden, Norway: The association of NOMAD 1999, Vol. 7, (3-4) : 35-60
Bergqvist, Tomas