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Walkert, M. & Jakobsson, M. (2024). Representations of economic content in social science education: Connecting disciplinary and everyday knowledge for students´ knowledge-building. In: Analyzing Teaching Quality: Instruments, improvements and implications. What have we learned?. Paper presented at The fifth annual Quality in Nordic Teaching (QUINT) conference, Oslo, Norway, June 11-13, 2024. (pp. 53-53). University of Oslo
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Representations of economic content in social science education: Connecting disciplinary and everyday knowledge for students´ knowledge-building
2024 (English)In: Analyzing Teaching Quality: Instruments, improvements and implications. What have we learned?, University of Oslo , 2024, p. 53-53Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
University of Oslo, 2024
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Samhällskunskap
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-100427 (URN)
Conference
The fifth annual Quality in Nordic Teaching (QUINT) conference, Oslo, Norway, June 11-13, 2024.
Available from: 2024-06-19 Created: 2024-06-19 Last updated: 2024-06-24Bibliographically approved
Walkert, M. & Jakobsson, M. (2024). Samhällskunskapsundervisning om samhällsekonomi: Pendling mellan vardag och vetenskap för en djup och sammanhängande kunskap. In: Anders Stig Christensen, Nadine Malich-Bohlig, Marie Bonde Olesen (Ed.), Book of abstracts-NOKSA 2024: . Paper presented at Nordic Conference in Social Science Education, Odense, Denmark, April 11-12, 2024. (pp. 27-27). UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole, Article ID 22.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Samhällskunskapsundervisning om samhällsekonomi: Pendling mellan vardag och vetenskap för en djup och sammanhängande kunskap
2024 (Swedish)In: Book of abstracts-NOKSA 2024 / [ed] Anders Stig Christensen, Nadine Malich-Bohlig, Marie Bonde Olesen, UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole , 2024, p. 27-27, article id 22Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole, 2024
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Samhällskunskap
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-100426 (URN)978-87-93067-65-3 (ISBN)
Conference
Nordic Conference in Social Science Education, Odense, Denmark, April 11-12, 2024.
Available from: 2024-06-19 Created: 2024-06-19 Last updated: 2024-06-24Bibliographically approved
Walkert, M. (2023). Kvalitet i undervisning om ekonomi i samhällskunskap: Klassrumsobservationer i årkurs 9. In: : . Paper presented at Nationell konferens i pedagogiskt arbete, 2023. Campus Norrköping, Linköpings universitet. 16-17 augusti, 2023.. Linköping University Electronic Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Kvalitet i undervisning om ekonomi i samhällskunskap: Klassrumsobservationer i årkurs 9
2023 (Swedish)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [sv]

Abstract

Session: SO-undervisning och social fostran

Undervisningskvalitet är ett begrepp som fått ökad uppmärksamhet under senaste tiden men det finns få studier av fenomenet som har gjorts i klassrummen (Tengberg, 2022). När det gäller samhällskunskapsdidaktiskforskning så har trenden varit med fokus på styrdokument, förarbeten och läromedel. De studier som gjorts på elever och lärare och i klassrum har varit småskaliga kvalitativa studier och det finns få breda studier där det går att dra mer generella slutsatser och det finns få kvalitativa större studier. Under senare år har dock flera forskare riktat sin uppmärksamhet mot ekonomidelen i samhällskunskapsundervisningen (Sandahl et. al., 2022). Syftet med studien är bidra med kunskap om vilka typiska mönster av undervisningskvalitet som präglar ekonomidelen i samhällskunskapsundervisningen.

Studiens design bygger på systematiska klassrumsobservationer som utgår ifrån på förhand givna observationsområden och kriterier för kodning som sedan lägger grund för deskriptiv statistik för att identifiera mönster i undervisningen. 

Denna paperpresentation handlar om mitt kommande doktorandprojekt som bygger på observationer av undervisning om ekonomi i samhällskunskap i årkurs 9. Hittills består den insamlade datan av 44 lektioner i 11 svenska klassrum i årskurs 9. För att analysera undervisningen kommer jag att använda Protocol of language arts teaching observation (PLATO) som utvecklats inom skolämnet engelska som modersmål (Grossman, 2013) men som också används i andra ämnen (Klette et. al., 2017). I presentationen diskuteras metoden och några preliminära resultat ifrån analysen.

Resultatet av den preliminära analysen tyder på att det finns betydande skillnader i den undervisningskvalitet som observerats i klassrummen.  Det innebär att eleverna i olika klassrum systematiskt får olika typer av undervisning om ekonomi och på så vis olika möjligheter att lära sig ekonomi som en väsentlig del i ämnet samhällskunskap och att förstå och leva i ett komplext och föränderligt samhälle.

Referenser

Bergström G. & Ekström, L. (2015). Mellan ämne och didaktik: Om ämnesteorins roll inom samhällskunskapsdidaktiken. Nordidactica: Journal of humanities and social science education, 5(1), 93–119. https://journals.lub.lu.se/nordidactica/article/view/18992/17185

Grossman, P., Loeb, S., Cohen, J. & Wyckoff, J. (2013). Measure for measure: The relationship between measures of instructional practice in middle school English language arts and teachers’ value-added scores. American Journal of Education, 119(3), 445–470. https://doi.org/10.1086/669901

Klette, K., Blikstad-Balas, M. & Roe, A. (2017). Linking Instruction and Student Achievement – research design for a new generation of classroom studies. Acta didactica, 11(3), article 10. https://doi.org/10.1086/669901

Tengberg, M. (Red.). (2022).  Undervisningskvalitet i svenska klassrum. Studentlitteratur

Sandahl, J., Tväråna, M., Jakobsson, M. (2022). Samhällskunskap (social science education) in Sweden: A country report. Journal of Social Science Education, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.11576/jsse-5339

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping University Electronic Press, 2023
Keywords
Undervisningskvalitet, samhällskunskap, observationsprotokoll
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Samhällskunskap
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-100548 (URN)
Conference
Nationell konferens i pedagogiskt arbete, 2023. Campus Norrköping, Linköpings universitet. 16-17 augusti, 2023.
Available from: 2024-06-24 Created: 2024-06-24 Last updated: 2024-06-24Bibliographically approved
Walkert, M. (2023). Observing teaching quality in economics within social science education. In: : . Paper presented at QUINT - Quality in Nordic Teaching conference 2023. Teaching Quality & Teacher-Researcher Collaboration: Opportunities, Obstacles & Orientation. University of Helsinki, 30 may – 2 June, 2023..
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Observing teaching quality in economics within social science education
2023 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Teaching quality is a concept that has received increased attention in recent years, but there are few studies of what takes place in classrooms (Tengberg, 2022). This is also true for research on social science education (SSE) in Sweden. Swedish SSE is an interdisciplinary school-subject resting most firmly on political science, economics and sociology with a research-interest mainly directed towards political science (Sandahl et al., 2022). Hence, little is known about the quality of teaching economics inside SSE-classrooms. The aim of my PhD project is to contribute to new knowledge about the typical patterns of teaching quality that characterize teaching economics in SSE. In this paper I present parts of the project that I have worked on to fulfil this aim. I have collected data in terms of video-recorded observations about economics-teaching during 44 SSE-lessons in 11 Swedish classrooms in grade 9. To analyze the data, I have used the Protocol of language arts teaching observation (PLATO) which was developed for English language arts (Grossman et al., 2013) but is also used in other subjects (Klette, et al., 2017). The paper discusses this observationmethod and some preliminary results from the analysis. The results indicate that there are significant differences in the quality of teaching observed in the classrooms, which means that students in different classrooms systematically receive different types of teaching about economics and thus different opportunities to learn economics as an essential part of the SSE-subject and to understand and act in a complex and changing society.

National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Samhällskunskap
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-100557 (URN)
Conference
QUINT - Quality in Nordic Teaching conference 2023. Teaching Quality & Teacher-Researcher Collaboration: Opportunities, Obstacles & Orientation. University of Helsinki, 30 may – 2 June, 2023.
Available from: 2024-06-24 Created: 2024-06-24 Last updated: 2024-06-24Bibliographically approved
Walkert, M. (2023). Quality in Teaching Economics in Social Studies: Classroom observations in 9th grade. In: : . Paper presented at The 9th Nordic Conference on Subject Education (NOFA9) Åbo Akademi University, 9-11 may, 2023.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Quality in Teaching Economics in Social Studies: Classroom observations in 9th grade
2023 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Samhällskunskap
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-100556 (URN)
Conference
The 9th Nordic Conference on Subject Education (NOFA9) Åbo Akademi University, 9-11 may, 2023
Available from: 2024-06-24 Created: 2024-06-24 Last updated: 2024-06-24Bibliographically approved
Walkert, M. & Jakobsson, M. (2023). Växla mellan vetenskap och vardag: sammanhängande ekonomiundervisning för kraftfullt kunskapsbyggande. SO-didaktik (13), 36-45
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2023 (Swedish)In: SO-didaktik, ISSN 2002-4525, no 13, p. 36-45Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.)) Published
Abstract [sv]

En utmaning i ekonomiundervisning är att lära elever att förstå ekonomiska begrepp och hur de hänger ihop. Michael Walkert och Martin Jakobsson, lärarutbildare och forskare i samhällskunskapsdidaktik, visar hur två samhällskunskapslärare i års­kurs 9 tar sig an denna utmaning när de undervisar om det ekonomiska kretsloppet och prisbildning. Lärarna gör det genom att växla mellan en vetenskaplig och vardaglig förståelse av begreppen. På så vis erbjuds eleverna ett kraftfullt sätt att förstå och hantera ekonomi.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: SO-didaktik, 2023
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Education; Education; Education; Educational Work; Education
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-97666 (URN)
Available from: 2023-12-08 Created: 2023-12-08 Last updated: 2023-12-19Bibliographically approved
Walkert, M. & Jakobsson, M. (2022). Bevakning av nyheter i svensk samhällskunskap. In: : . Paper presented at Nordisk konferanse i samfunnskunnskapsdidaktikk (NOKSA 3), Åbo Akademi, 4-5 april, 2022.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Bevakning av nyheter i svensk samhällskunskap
2022 (Swedish)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Samhällskunskap
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-100554 (URN)
Conference
Nordisk konferanse i samfunnskunnskapsdidaktikk (NOKSA 3), Åbo Akademi, 4-5 april, 2022
Available from: 2024-06-24 Created: 2024-06-24 Last updated: 2024-06-24Bibliographically approved
Tengberg, M., van Bommel, J., Nilsberth, M., Walkert, M. & Nissen, A. (2022). The quality of instruction in Swedish lower secondary language arts and mathematics. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 66(5), 760-777
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2022 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, ISSN 0031-3831, E-ISSN 1470-1170, Vol. 66, no 5, p. 760-777Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Instructional quality is a research topic that has received increased attention over the past decades. However, despite evidence for its importance to student learning, few studies are designed to examine patterns of prevalent instruction. The present study aimed to enhance the understanding of instructional quality in Swedish lower secondary school by examining patterns of instruction in 7th grade language arts and mathematics. 274 lessons from 73 separate classrooms were video-recorded and analyzed using the Protocol for Language Arts Teaching Observation (PLATO). Findings of the study show that lessons were largely organized through either whole-class instruction or individual seatwork. Mathematics included significantly more explicit teacher scaffolding and mathematics teachers scored higher than language arts teachers on nearly all instructional dimensions. However, in both subjects, there were substantial differences between teachers, meaning that students in different classrooms received systematically different kinds of instruction. Implications for instructional development and future research are discussed.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2022
Keywords
instructional quality, language arts, mathematics, PLATO, teaching
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Education
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-83640 (URN)10.1080/00313831.2021.1910564 (DOI)000640165700001 ()2-s2.0-85104416439 (Scopus ID)
Projects
Linking Instruction and Student Achievement
Funder
Swedish Research Council, 2017-03544
Available from: 2021-04-14 Created: 2021-04-14 Last updated: 2022-10-27Bibliographically approved
Nilsberth, M., Tengberg, M., van Bommel, J., Nissen, A. & Walkert, M. (2022). The quality of instruction in Swedish lower secondary language arts, mathematics and social science. In: : . Paper presented at QUINT Conference Theorizing and Measuring Teaching Quality: Instruments, Evidence and Interpretations, Hveragerði, 7-10 June, 2022. Reykjavik
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2022 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Reykjavik: , 2022
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Subject-specific education
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-89877 (URN)
Conference
QUINT Conference Theorizing and Measuring Teaching Quality: Instruments, Evidence and Interpretations, Hveragerði, 7-10 June, 2022
Available from: 2022-05-20 Created: 2022-05-20 Last updated: 2022-12-15Bibliographically approved
Kristiansson, M. & Walkert, M. (2022). Undervisningskvalitet i samhällskunskapsämnet. In: Michael Tengberg (Ed.), Undervisningskvalitet i svenska klassrum: (pp. 297-340). Studentlitteratur AB
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2022 (Swedish)In: Undervisningskvalitet i svenska klassrum / [ed] Michael Tengberg, Studentlitteratur AB, 2022, p. 297-340Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Studentlitteratur AB, 2022
National Category
Educational Sciences
Research subject
Samhällskunskap
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-93871 (URN)9789144157054 (ISBN)
Available from: 2023-03-07 Created: 2023-03-07 Last updated: 2023-03-07Bibliographically approved
Organisations
Identifiers
ORCID iD: ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0002-9035-3488

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