Mathematical competencies and the role of mathematics in physics education: A trend analysis of TIMSS Advanced 1995 and 2008

As students advance in their learning of physics over the course of their education, the requirement of mathematical applications in physics-related tasks increases, especially so in upper secondary school and in higher education. Yet there is little empirical work (particularly large-scale or longi...

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Main Authors: Trude Nilsen, Carl Angell, Liv Sissel Grønmo
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: University of Oslo 2013-10-01
Series:Acta Didactica Norge
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Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/adno/article/view/1113