1. 070523PLA Pear learning activity Transition from upper secondary school to university

2. The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education 2005: Freshman mathematics - teaching mathematics in first-year programmes in technology and the natural sciences. 2003: Evaluation of undergraduate programmes in engineering and fire protection engineering at higher education institutions in Sweden. 2002: Evaluation of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in mathematics at the higher education institutions. 1999: Is the knowledge in mathematics enough? The Swedish government 2004: Swedish Mathematics Delegation Royal Institute of Technology 2005: The objectives of upper secondary school and expectations of the university, (Thunberg H,) Several reports....

3. Why do the students fail? Some ideas... The content gap The culture gap Algebra and arithmetics Lowering admission requirements Limited cooperation

4. Two national projects (2006-2008) The first project is a three-year project involving 29 universities. The second project is a one-year project involving 22 upper secondary schools.

5. Three-year project In addition, the Göteborg university in collaboration with the National Center for Mathematics Education, got commission to: Develop an internet-based transition course www.math.sewww.math.se Arrange national meetings Stimulate local meetings www.mattebron.sewww.mattebron.se

7. What could be done? Upper secondary school University

8. www.mattebron.se

9. Do you have any suggestions? Contact anette.jahnke@ncm.gu.se