The colloquium "Mathematics and its Didactics" reflects the research spectrum at the Institute of Mathematics at RPTU in Landau. Accordingly, every semester there are lectures on topics related to the didactics of mathematics as well as on topics related to applied mathematics.
The lectures of the colloquium "Mathematics and its Didactics" take place at the campus of the RPTU in Landau, Fortstraße 7, 76829 Landau in the indicated room.
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Lecture: Prof. Dr. Leander Kempen
Tuesday, 05.05.2026, 4 p.m. c.t., conference room, building C1, first floor, room CI 1
Prof. Dr. Lander Kempen, University of Greifswald
Advanced training in stochastics at upper secondary level - experiences from the QuaMath project
As part of the QuaMath project, a training series on stochastics in upper secondary level was developed. It comprises three modules, each lasting three hours, on the topics of "conditional probabilities", "binomial distribution" and "prediction intervals". Between the individual modules, practical phases are planned in which the participating teachers try out the content of the previous module in the classroom and then reflect on it. The content of the training is shaped by the overarching framework of the QuaMath project. This is based on five selected characteristics of quality mathematics teaching and five so-called "teacher jobs", which focus on central aspects of professional teacher action.
The lecture will present central considerations for the development of the training series. In addition, initial findings and experiences from working with multipliers will be presented and put up for discussion.
Lecture: Prof. Dr. Katja Lenz
Tuesday, 07.07.2026, 4 p.m. c.t., room to be announced
Prof. Dr. Katja Lenz, PH Schwäbisch Gmünd
Textbook research in mathematics didactics - overarching perspectives and an exemplary look at learning opportunities in initial mathematics lessons
Textbooks are a central resource in mathematics teaching and significantly shape the learning opportunities that are made available to pupils. The lecture takes this as an opportunity to first outline overarching perspectives of textbook research in mathematics didactics. A study on learning opportunities in early mathematics lessons will then be presented. The focus is on the question of which learning opportunities textbooks for the first grade provide for the development of the parts-whole concept. This is based on a qualitative type-forming content analysis of twelve textbooks. The results show different patterns of how the parts-whole concept is addressed and structured in textbooks and illustrate how textbook analyses can reveal differences in the learning opportunities offered and the associated potential learning processes.
Past lectures can be found here