• Students’ mathematical beliefs and motivation in the context of inquiry-based mathematics teaching 

      Pedersen, Ida Friestad; Haavold, Per Øystein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-29)
      In this paper, we investigate the learning experiences, beliefs and motivations of students in classes where the mathematics teachers have received support for using inquiry-based learning activities. Data were collected from 248 students in the age-range 11–16 using electronic questionnaires. Our results show that key features of inquiry-based mathematics were only moderately reflected in these ...
    • What are the characteristics of mathematical creativity? An empirical and theoretical investigation of mathematical creativity. 

      Haavold, Per Øystein (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-12-17)
      The main research question in this research project was "what are the characteristics of mathematical creativity?" It was investigated both qualitatively and quantitatively and the findings are presented in four articles. In the first article, three high achieving students were given an unfamiliar trigonometric problem. The findings indicate strongly that the student’s way of thinking is strongly ...