Alexander Jonas Viktor Selling

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Email a.j.v.selling@ils.uio.no
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Visiting address Moltke Moes vei 35 Niels Henrik Abels Hus Blindern 0317 OSLO
Postal address Postboks 1099 Blindern 0317 Oslo
Other affiliations Faculty of Educational Sciences (Student)

Academic Interests

Selling's research is in the field of mathematics education, with focus on teaching quality. Specifically, his research focuses on teachers’ goal setting in mathematics education, mathematical tasks, and contextualization.

Background

Alexander completed his master thesis in mathematical didactics at the University of Oslo in 2017. The thesis focused on teacher-set goals in mathematics education and was part of the LISA project. Between 2017 and 2019 Selling worked full-time as a teacher in mathematics and natural sciences at Vestby VGS.

PhD Dissertation 

PhD project, “Goal setting in Nordic lower secondary mathematics classrooms”, a comparative study of teachers’ goal setting in Nordic countries as a part of quality of teaching. The PhD thesis is part of Nordic Centre of Excellence Quality in Nordic Teaching (QUINT)

Supervisors: Kirsti Klette and Guri Nortvedt

 

Publications

  • Luoto, Jennifer Maria & Selling, Alexander Jonas Viktor (2021). Exploring the Potential in Using Teachers’ Intended Lesson Goals as a Context-Sensitive Lens to Understanding Observational Scores of Instructional Quality. In Klette, Kirsti; Blikstad-Balas, Marte & Tengberg, Michael (Ed.), Ways of Analyzing Teaching Quality.Potentials and Pitfalls. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-04506-1. p. 229–253. doi: doi.org/10.18261/9788215045054-2021-08.

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  • Selling, Alexander Jonas Viktor (2022). Aligning classroom discussions with competency goals and problem-solving activities.
  • Selling, Alexander Jonas Viktor (2021). Teacher-set goals in Nordic mathematics classrooms.
  • Selling, Alexander Jonas Viktor (2021). Comparative Classroom Research – Methodological and Conceptual Challenges: Combining Standardized Manuals and Qualitative Analyses.

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Published Aug. 16, 2019 9:08 AM - Last modified Aug. 21, 2023 10:07 AM

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