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Transition from upper secondary school to
university
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Several reports....

• The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
• 2005 Freshman mathematics - teaching mathematics
  in first-year programmes in technology and the
  natural sciences.
• 2003 Evaluation of undergraduate programmes in
  engineering and fire protection engineering at
  higher education institutions in Sweden.
• 2002 Evaluation of undergraduate and
  postgraduate programmes in mathematics at the
  higher education institutions.
• 1999 Is the knowledge in mathematics enough?
• The Swedish government
• 2004 Swedish Mathematics Delegation
• Royal Institute of Technology
• 2005 The objectives of upper secondary school
  and expectations of the university, (Thunberg H,)

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Why do the students fail?

• Some ideas...
• The content gap
• The culture gap
• Algebra and arithmetics
• Lowering admission requirements
• Limited cooperation

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Two national projects (2006-2008)

• The first project is a three-year project
  involving 29 universities.
• The second project is a one-year project
  involving 22 upper secondary schools.

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Three-year project

• In addition, the Göteborg university in
  collaboration with the National Center for
  Mathematics Education, got commission to
• Develop an internet-based transition course
  www.math.se
• Arrange national meetings
• Stimulate local meetings www.mattebron.se

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What could be done?
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www.mattebron.se
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Do you have any suggestions?

• Contact
• anette.jahnke_at_ncm.gu.se