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Together with the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (Czech Republic), the University of Bayreuth has launched a project on teaching mathematics in heterogeneous learning groups. The international research and qualification project “MaDiMat” aims to empower teachers and student teachers to develop and implement differentiated learning opportunities in mathematics education.

Mathematics is regarded as a key discipline for numerous modern professional fields. At the same time, international comparative studies such as PISA show that students’ mathematical competences have declined significantly in recent years – both in Germany and internationally. Moreover, students differ, for example, in terms of learning pace, interests and competences. Against this background, the question of how mathematical potential can be fostered as effectively as possible in the classroom is gaining increasing importance.

The “MaDiMat” project was initiated by Dr. Moritz Zehnder of the University of Bayreuth and addresses precisely this issue. Its focus is on the initial and further training of student teachers and practising teachers in the Bavarian–Czech border region. The project is implemented by the Chair of Mathematics and Mathematics Education at the University of Bayreuth in cooperation with the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.

Czech and Bavarian project staff at the Faculty of Education in Pilsen: (from left to right) Viola Vrbová, Miroslava Huclová, Moritz Zehnder, Lukáš Honzík, Michael Sieber - © Miroslava Huclová

You can find the complete press release here.

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Dr. Moritz Zehnder
Chair of Mathematics and its Didactics

E-mail: moritz.zehnder@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone: + 49 (0)921 55-3275