Daniel Schevig Brogstad

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Senior Adviser

Contact

+4769608362

daniel.s.brogstad@hiof.no

Study place

Halden

Office nr.

C2-009

Tasks performed

Mathematics

Mathematics didactics

Misconceptions in mathematics

Problem solving in mathematics

Education: Cand. scient. pure mathematical analysis from University of Bergen, Norway

Education: Matematics didactics and pedagogy from (cand. scient. pure mathematical analysis)

Education: Business economist from Molde University College

Lecturer in mathematics in upper secondary education since 1995

Senior adviser in mathematics in the Directorate of Education (exams, curriculum, national tests, mapping tests, etc.)

Brogstad, Gregorios Daniel Schevig (2025). Russian Mathematics in Norwegian Classrooms Challenges in Implementing Zankov’s Didactic-Methodological System in Primary Mathematics Education in Norway. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. 17(3), p. 335–352. doi: 10.26822/iejee.2025.383. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Developmental Education in Mathematics (DEM) according to Zankov’s model, or “Russian mathematics”, has been in use in Norway since 2009 in an increasing number of schools (about 100 elementary schools in 2024). There has been relatively little research into the implementation of this teaching method in a Norwegian context. In this article we review the fundamental elements and characteristics of Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximate Development (ZPD) and the didactic principles and methodology in Zankov’s system. We also discuss some challenges concerning the implementation of Zankov’s didactic system in Norwegian primary schools and some possible explanations.

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