Elisabeth Rietz

Om Elisabeth Rietz

I began my doctoral studies in Pedagogy in 2012 at the Linneus Centre for Research on Learning, Interaction, and Mediated Communication in Contemporary Society (LinCS) and was engaged in two major research projects: CoDAC (Conditions and tools for Development of Arithmetic Competences) and Flexitmath, both focusing on mathematics education and its development in early childhood and school contexts. In the projects we developed an app, Fingu, aimed at children (4-8 years old). In addition, I contributed to a school development project in Mölndal (2014–2015), where I worked collaboratively with teachers and schools to strengthen teaching practices. Although I recently chose to withdraw from the doctoral programme without completing the dissertation, I have successfully completed all doctoral coursework (85 ECTS credits), which has provided me with a solid foundation in educational research and theory.

Since 2017, I have held a position as Lecturer at the Department of Education, Communication and Learning here at Gothenburg university. My teaching is primarily within the preschool teacher education programme, where I am responsible for courses in mathematics education, science education, research methodology, and the supervision of bachelor’s theses.

My expertise lies in mathematics education, with a Master’s level specialization (60 ECTS credits) in mathematics didactics. The main focus concerned how girls and boys solve arithmetic tasks by using cognitive, bodily and external strategies and the similarities and differences between girls and boys. I have extensive experience in designing and delivering courses that make complex mathematical and scientific concepts accessible to the students. My pedagogical approach combines research-based perspectives with practical, play-oriented methods, supporting students in developing both academic and professional competencies.

Currently, I am also involved in a commissioned course from the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket), focusing on professional development for preschool teachers in mathematics education and multilingualism.

Selected Publications

Conference Papers

• Barendregt, W., Lindström, B., Rietz Leppänen, E., Holgersson, I. & Ottosson, T. (2012). Development and Evaluation of Fingu: A Mathematics iPad Game Using Multi-touch Interaction. Proceedings of IDC 2012, June 12–15, Bremen, Germany.
• Barendregt, W., Karlsson, N., Lindström, B., Rietz, E., Holgersson, I. & Ottosson, T. (2013). Lessons from the Evaluation of Game for Developing Number Sense. CHI 2013 Workshop.
• Lindström, B., Holgersson, I., Barendregt, W., Rietz, E. & Ottosson, T. (2016). Fingu – A Game-Based Learning Environment for Development of Flexible Arithmetic Competence. SITE 2016, Savannah, GA, United States, March 21–26.

Articles

• Holgersson, I., Barendregt, W., Rietz, E., Ottosson, T. & Lindström, B. (2016). Can Children Enhance Their Arithmetic Competence by Playing a Specially Designed Computer Game? In Lindenskov, L. (Ed.), Special Needs in Mathematics Education, CURSIV no. 18.

Book Chapters

• Holgersson, I., Barendregt, W., Emanuelsson, J., Ottosson, T., Rietz, E. & Lindström, B. (2016). Fingu – A Game to Support Children’s Development of Arithmetic Competence: Theory, Design and Empirical Research. In Moyer-Packenham, P.S. (Ed.), International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Manipulatives.