Jonas Bergman Ärlebäck

Professor

News

Mathematical models make learning more meaningful

When students solve real-world problems, math lessons become more engaging and meaningful. That was the focus when researchers from around the world met in Linköping to explore new perspectives in mathematical modeling.

SEK 26.3 million for research in educational sciences

Seven research projects at LiU have been awarded grants in the Swedish Research Council’s annual funding round for educational sciences. The projects range from heroes wearing tights in the classroom to background noise and bullying.

Professor rushes to school to solve maths problem

What’s zero to the power of zero? When an eighth-year pupil asked that question, Jonas Bergman Ärlebäck, senior lecturer at LiU’s Department of Mathematics, had to rush over to a local primary school to discuss mathematics.

Research

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Teaching and learning statistics at the secondary level

Research shows that it is challenging for students to learn statistical concepts and methods. Teachers need preparedness and tools to be able to support their students. The project therefore studies the teaching and learning of statistics.

Publications

2025

Jonas Bergman Ärlebäck, Serife Sevinc, Lluís Albarracín (2025)

The wheel of mathematical modelling: Seeking a new perspective Proceedings of the Fourteenth Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME14), p. 960-967 (Conference paper)

Takashi Kawakami, Jonas Bergman Ärlebäck (2025)

Secondary students' multifaceted perceptions of the role of data from the perspectives of models, modelling and information Proceedings of the Fourteenth Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME14), p. 1072-1079 (Conference paper)

Jonas Bergman Ärlebäck, Peter Frejd, Suela Kacerja (2025)

Introduction to the NOMAD 2025 special issue on the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling in the Nordic contexts Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education, Vol. 30, p. 1-24 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.7146/nomad.v30i6.163669

Jonas Bergman Ärlebäck, Britta Eyrich Jessen, Gilbert Greefrath, Serife Sevinc, Yana Lacek, Katrin Vorhölter (2025)

Introducing the CERME14 papers and posters in, and work of TWG6: Application and Modelling Proceedings of the Fourteenth Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME14), p. 952-959 (Conference paper)

Jonas Bergman Ärlebäck, Simon Barlovits, Georgios Fesakis, Alissa Fock, Sara Julsgård, Dimitrios Lappas, Matthias Ludwig, Maria-Anastasia Moustaka, Konstantinos Perdikaris, Hans-Stefan Siller (2025)

Theoretical Considerations and Foundations for the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership dim²ension: A Project Report (Report)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/LiTH-MAT-R-2025-01

Organisation

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Analysis and Mathematics Education (ANDI)

The Division of Analysis and Mathematics Education conducts both interdisciplinary and applied research in various branches of analysis and didactics of mathematics.

Department of Mathematics (MAI)

The department conducts research in computational mathematics, mathematics and applied mathematics, mathematical statistics, and optimization. We provide courses to students in most degree programmes in mathematics, science and engineering.

Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.