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I am not a huge fan of traditional exams. This will come as no surprise for those who know me or follow my blog. Two years ago I decided not to use any exams at all when teaching mathematics and

Recently there has been a lot of discussion about what type of grades students should receive on their report cards. The majority of teachers and guardians still think that students should receive report cards consisting of numeric grades twice or

I debatten om fenomenbaserad undervisning tillsammans med digitala verktyg i skolan kommer kritikerna ofta fram med missuppfattningar, såsom att det handlar om att eleverna lämnas vind för våg att “hitta sin kunskap själv på Google” eller att det inte längre

Keskusteluissa ilmiöpohjaisesta opetuksesta ja digitaalisten työkalujen käytöstä kouluissa nostavat kriitikot usein esille näihin liittyviä väärinkäsityksiä, kuten että oppilaat jätetään oman onnensa nojaan “löytääkseen tietonsa itse Googlesta” tai ettei oppiaineen hallinta enää ole tärkeää. Kriitikot uskovat, että digitalisaatiossa on kyse siitä,

It is more than 13 years ago since I started studying mathematics at the University, but I can still remember what a professor told us beginners at the start of our studies. He said that we were going to have

This year my students in grade seven have not had any standard tests. The reasons for this can be read in part 1 and how they are graded can be read in part 2. I wish that you take the

Short recap: This year my students in grade 7 have had no standard tests. Instead, they are graded based on their performance during lessons. The idea behind all of this is that I want my students to develop competences that

Before we start, if you have not read part 1 in this series, I do recommend you to do so before reading about the results presented in this post, in order to understand them. Here is a quick re-cap anyway:

During the last few years, digitalization in teaching has escalated and at the same time the discussion about the topic has also increased. However, discussions on the use of technology for teaching purposes have often had a negative tone in

It has now been over three months since me and my students have worked together. During this period their mathematical skills have improved drastically. If the students would realize this for themselves, this would greatly improve their confidence in their