Shaista Kanwal
Associate Professor
2020: PhD in Mathematics Education, University of Agder. Thesis title: Dynamics of undergraduate engineering students' learning activities in an online and a blended environment
2015: M.Phil in Mathematics. Thesis title: Analytical solutions for the flow of viscoelastic fluids with convective heating
2013: B. Ed (One-year course in teacher education)
2007: M.Sc in Mathematics
2005: B.Sc (Majors: Mathematics and Physics)
Work experience:
2007–2012: Mathematics teacher for GCE O-Level and lower secondary classes
2012–2013: Lecturer in mathematics at bachelor level
Teaching
MA 420: theories in mathematics education (master in mathematics education, GLU 1–7, GLU 5–10), 2019
MA 220: Number theory, algebra, geometry, and statistics (GLU 1–7), 2020
MA 424: mathematical modeling part of the course, along with other colleagues (master in mathematics education, GLU 1–7, GLU 5–10, lecturer education 8–13), 2019–2020
MA 607: quantitative methods in mathematics education research (PhD in mathematics education), Spring 2021
MA 168: mathematics for biologists (Bachelor in biology), Spring 2021
Research interests
- University mathematics education
- Technology use in higher mathematics education
- Applied mathematics
Scientific publications
- Kanwal, Shaista (2022). Developing an analytical model for mathematical reasoning. Proceedings of the 12th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12). ISBN: 979-1-22-102537-8. European Society for Research in Mathematics Education. TWG17/hal-03749222.
- Fredriksen, Helge Ingvart; Goodchild, Simon; Hogstad, Ninni Marie; Kanwal, Shaista; Landgärds, Ida Maria; Liakos, Yannis; Tetaj, Floridona; Zakariya, Yusuf F. (2022). Early Developments in Doctoral Research in Norwegian Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Practice-Oriented Research in Tertiary Mathematics Education. ISBN: 978-3-031-14174-4. Springer Nature. Chapter 34. s 715 - 736.
- Kanwal, Shaista (2019). Exploring affordances of an online environment: a case-Study of electronics engineering undergraduate students’ activity in mathematics. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. ISSN: 2198-9745. doi:10.1007/s40753-019-00100-w.
- Kanwal, Shaista (2018). Engineering students’ engagement with resources in an online learning environment.. International Network for Didactic Research in University Mathematics : INDRUM. ISSN: 2496-1027.
- Kanwal, Shaista (2018). Engineering students’ engagement with resources in an online learning environment. In V. Durand-Guerrier, R. Hochmuth, S. Goodchild and N. M. Hogstad (Eds.), Proceedings of Second conference of the International Network for Didactic Research in University Mathematics (INDRUM) (pp.145 – 154).
- Kanwal, Shaista (2018). Mathematical Competencies and E-Learning: A Case Study of Engineering Students’ Use of Digital Resources.
- Kanwal, Shaista (2017). The impact of tutorial videos on undergraduate students’ mathematical learning.
- Kanwal, Shaista (2017). Learning Mathematics in a digital environment.
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