Teaching Students to Think Mathematically Through Inquiry: The Norwegian Experience
Teaching Students to Think Mathematically Through Inquiry: The Norwegian Experience

Author(s): Svitlana Rogovchenko, Yuriy Rogovchenko
Subject(s): Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Pedagogy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: thinking mathematically; inquiry; University of Agder; PLATINUM;
Summary/Abstract: The University of Agder (UiA) is a public university located in the southern part of Norway on two campuses, one in a larger city of Kristiansand where the university administration and most faculties are situated and another in a smaller town of Grimstad, about 45 kilometres distant from the main campus. UiA is one of the youngest universities in Norway, yet its history dates back to 1839 when the Teacher Training School was established at Holt rectory. Being one of the major driving forces for the regional development, UiA is also internationally oriented; it contributes to many international projects in education and research as a leading organisation (as in PLATINUM) or as a partner. The university is the home to about 13,000 students and 890 academic staff. It is organised in six faculties: Faculty of Engineering and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Business and Law and has a Teacher Education Unit.

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