Robert Gunnarsson
Vice Dean of Education
Dean's Office
, School of Education and Communication
Assistant Professor of Physics
Department of Natural and Social Sciences
, School of Education and Communication
Associate Professor of Physics
Head of Subject Mathematics and Natural Sciences Didactics
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Research
My current research is primarily within Mathematics and Science Education Research. But I also still find interest in physics, particularly solid-state physics and phenomena in magnetic materials
I am active in the Mathematics Education Research group (MER-gruppen) at JU.
Within mathematics education research, I primarily work with issues in the intersection between arithmetic and algebra. I am particularly curious about in what ways students evaluate numerical expressions and how they describe and perceive the processes the use. I also have a great interest in Variation theory of learning – an area where the MER-group is particularly prominent.
Biography
PhD 2004 at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Postdoc at Chalmers and at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Since 2007 working at School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University (JU).
Associate professor (docent) in 2015.
Responsible for mathematics and physics in the teacher programmes at JU.
Program director for Foundational year in natural sciences from 2014 to 2018.
Vice President for education at JU from 2018 to 2024.
Vice MD with a focus on education at the School of Educatin and Communication since 2025
Article
Papadopoulos, I., Gunnarsson, R.
(2020).
Exploring the way rational expressions trigger the use of “mental” brackets by primary school students Educational Studies in Mathematics, 103(2), 191-207.
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Gunnarsson, R., Hellquist, B., Strömdahl, H., Zelic, D.
(2018).
Secondary school science teachers’ arguments for the particulate nature of matter Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 55(4), 503-525.
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Håkansson, P., Gunnarsson, R.
(2018).
Frågan är vad frågan gör – olika frågeställningars betydelse för hur elever uttrycker och använder förändringstakt i matematik Forskning om undervisning och lärande, 6(2), 44-62.
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Gunnarsson, R., Wei Sönnerhed, W., Hernell, B.
(2016).
Does it help to use mathematically superfluous brackets when teaching the rules for the order of operations? Educational Studies in Mathematics, 92(1), 91-105.
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Stepantsov, E., Kazakov, S., Belikov, V., Makarova, I., Arpaia, R., Gunnarsson, R., Lombardi, F.
(2014).
Ablation replacement of iron with Co, Mn, Ni, and Cu during growth of iron-based superconductor films in the Fe0.9M0.1Se0.92 system Crystallography reports (Print), 59(5), 739-743.
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Stepantsov, E., Kazakov, S., Belikov, V., Makarova, I., Arpaia, R., Gunnarsson, R., Lombardi, F.
(2013).
Investigation into the growth and structure of thin-film solid solutions of iron-based superconductors in the FeSe0.92-FeSe0.5Te0.5 system Crystallography reports (Print), 58(5), 735-738.
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Demidov, V., Ovsyannikov, G., Petrzhik, A., Borisenko, I., Shadrin, A., Gunnarsson, R.
(2013).
Magnetic anisotropy in strained manganite films and bicrystal junctions Journal of Applied Physics, 113(16), 163909-163909-10.
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Kalabukhov, A.
Claeson, T.
Aurino, P.
Gunnarsson, R.
Winkler, D.
Olsson, E.
, ... Volkov M.
(2012).
Inhomogeneous Microstructure and Electrical Transport Properties at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Interface Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 51(11), 11PG10-.
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Gunnarsson, R.
(2012).
Anisotropic spin-orbit interaction revealed by in-plane magnetoresistance in single-oriented SrRuO3 thin films Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 85(23).
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Popok, V., Kalabukhov, A., Gunnarsson, R., Lemeshko, S., Claeson, T., Winkler, D.
(2010).
Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Study of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Heterointerfaces Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research, 5(1), 26-30.
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Brucas, R., Hanson, M., Apell, P., Nordblad, P., Gunnarsson, R., Hjörvarsson, B.
(2010).
Tunneling and charging effects in discontinuous superparamagnetic Ni81Fe19/Al2O3 multilayers Physical Review B Condensed Matter, 81(22), 224437-.
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Bielecki, J., Rauer, R., Zanghellini, E., Gunnarsson, R., Dörr, K., Börjesson, L.
(2010).
Two-component heat diffusion observed in LaMnO3 and La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 Physical Review B Condensed Matter, 81(6), 064434-.
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Gunnarsson, R., Kalabukhov, A., Winkler, D.
(2009).
Evaluation of recipes for obtaining single terminated perovskite oxide substrates Surface Science, 603(1), 151-157.
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Kalabukhov, A.
Boikov, Y.
Serenkov, I.
Sakharov, V.
Popok, V.
Gunnarsson, R.
, ... Claeson T.
(2009).
Cationic disorder and phase segregation in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterointerfaces evidenced by medium-energy ion spectroscopy Physical Review Letters, 103(14), 146101-.
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Kalabukhov, A., Gunnarsson, R., Börjesson, J., Olsson, E., Winkler, D., Claeson, T.
(2008).
Effect of various deposition conditions on the electrical properties of LAO/STO hetero interfaces Journal of Physics, Conference Series, 100(8), 082039-.
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Kalabukhov, A., Gunnarsson, R., Börjesson, J., Olsson, E., Claeson, T., Winkler, D.
(2007).
Effect of oxygen vacancies in the SrTiO3 substrate on the electrical properties of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface Physical Review B Condensed Matter, 75(12), 121404(R)-.
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Gunnarsson, R., Hanson, M.
(2006).
Magnetization reversal processes in magnetic bicrystal junctions Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 73(1), 014435-.
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Gunnarsson, R., Hanson, M., Dubourdieu, C.
(2005).
Magnetoresistance in bicrystal grain-boundary junctions analyzed within the Stoner-Wohlfarth model Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 290-291(1), 761-763.
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Gunnarsson, R., Hanson, M.
(2004).
Misorientation angle dependence of bicrystal magnetoresistance within the model of coherent rotation Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 16(21), 3761-3768.
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Gunnarsson, R., Hanson, M., Dubourdieu, C.
(2004).
Stoner-Wohlfarth model applied to bicrystal magnetoresistance hysteresis Journal of Applied Physics, 96(1), 482-485.
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Book chapter
Gunnarsson, R., Runesson, U., Håkansson, P.
(2019).
Identifying what is critical for learning ‘rate if change’: Experiences from a learning study in Sweden.
In:
R. Huang, A. Takahashi & J. P. da Ponte
(Ed.),
Theory and practice of lesson study in mathematics:
An international perspective
(pp. 441 -456).
Cham: Springer
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Conference paper
Gunnarsson, R.
(2022).
En studie om elevers uppfattning om associativitet och hur det kan påverka algebraundervisningen.
Göteborg:
Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF, MADIF 13, The thirteenth research conference of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education Växjö, March 29–30, 2022.
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Mårtensson, P., Gunnarsson, R.
(2021).
Att planera och undervisa om tal i bråkform utifrån Shanghai-traditionen.
Forskningsbaserad undervisning – teori och praktik i samverkan, Jönköping University, 9 november 2021.
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Lee, A., Gunnarsson, R., Mårtensson, P.
(2021).
Distinguishing more precise objects of learning through comparison of two mathematics lessons.
The EARLI SIG 9 Conference, 10-11 February 2021.
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Gunnarsson, R., Albinsson, M.
(2020).
A phenomenographic analysis of students’ use of base-ten material.
Madif 12, the twelfth research seminar of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Växjö, Sweden, January 14-15, 2020.
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Gunnarsson, R., Papadopoulos, I.
(2019).
Pairing numbers: An unconventional way of evaluating arithmetic expressions.
CERME 11, Eleventh congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Utrecht, NL, 6-10 February 2019.
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Håkansson, P., Gunnarsson, R.
(2018).
What is critical in order to learn the average rate of change?.
Umeå:
PME, PME 42, the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, July 3-8, Umeå, Sweden.
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Gunnarsson, R., Papadopoulos, I.
(2018).
The impact of number pairing on students' ideas on how to evaluate numerical expressions.
Umeå:
PME, PME 42, the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, July 3-8, Umeå, Sweden.
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Papadopoulos, I., Gunnarsson, R.
(2018).
The use of ‘mental’ brackets when calculating arithmetic expressions.
Umeå:
PME, PME 42, the 42nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, July 3-8, Umeå, Sweden.
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Gunnarsson, R.
(2014).
The model of the particle nature of matter in science and science education.
FND 2014, Forskning i naturvetenskapernas didaktik - Modeller och representationer i naturvetenskaplig undervisning.
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Gunnarsson, R., Karlsson, A.
(2014).
Brackets and the structure sense.
Linköping:
Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF, MADIF 9 - the Ninth Research Seminar of the Swedish Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Umeå, February 4-5, 2014..
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Karlsson, A., Gunnarsson, R.
(2013).
Students' perceptions of brackets.
Kiel, Germany:
IGPME, 37th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
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Gunnarsson, R., Hernell, B., Sönnerhed, W.
(2012).
On the use of emphasizing brackets when learning precedence rules.
Linköping:
Svensk förening för matematikdidaktisk forskning (SMDF), Madif 8, The eighth Swedish Mathematics Education Research Seminar, Umeå, January 24-25, 2012.
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Kalabukhov, A.
Claeson, T.
Aurino, P.
Gunnarsson, R.
Winkler, D.
Olsson, E.
, ... Volkov M.
(2012).
Electrical and structural properties of ABO3/SrTiO3 interfaces.
Warrendale, Pa.:
Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting 2012 of the Materials Research Society.
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Gunnarsson, R., Hernell, B., Sönnerhed, W.
(2012).
Useless brackets in arithmetic expressions with mixed operations.
PME36, the 36th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Taipei, July 18-22, 2012.
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Kalabukhov, A.
Gunnarsson, R.
Winkler, D.
Claeson, T.
Börjesson, J.
Ljustina, N.
, ... Popok V.
(2009).
Correlation between cationic defects and electrical conductivity of LAO-STO interfaces.
WOE16, the 16th international workshop on oxide electronics, Tarragona, Spain, 4 - 7 october 2009.
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Ljustina, N., Börjesson, J., Kalabukhov, A., Gunnarsson, R., Winkler, D., Olsson, E.
(2009).
Intermixing at the interface between epitaxial LaAlO3 thin films on (001) SrTiO3 substrates.
WOE16, the 16th international workshop on oxide electronics, Tarragona, Spain, 4 - 7 october 2009.
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