Anne-Marie Cederqvist
Lecturer
Unit for Subject Matter Education with specialization in Science and Technology EducationAbout Anne-Marie Cederqvist
I am an Associate Professor (Docent) in Science and Technology Education. My research focuses on subject-matter education in science and technology, with a particular interest in how teaching and learning in school and in teacher education can be developed to promote learning and engagement in science, technology, and sustainable development.
A central area of my research concerns the development of student service teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). I investigate the experiences, practices, and support structures that are important for developing student teachers’ professional competence, particularly in science, technology, and sustainability education. Within the project Mentorship and Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development: Interactions between Student Teachers and Mentors in KPU (Short teacher education program), we examine the interactions between students and their mentors, focusing on how these interactions contribute to students’ professional development while also helping mentors identify and articulate important aspects of their own professional knowledge. We are particularly interested in how PCK and professional expertise are communicated and negotiated through dialogue and shared experiences.
An important part of my research explores how digital tools and technologies, such as augmented reality (AR), generative AI, programming, digital sensors, and digital representations, can be integrated into STEM education to support learning and make complex and abstract phenomena more accessible. In the project Digital Didactical Competence for Science and Technology Education, I investigate how these tools can create meaningful learning experiences that strengthen understanding, engagement, and agency in relation to science, technology, and sustainable development. A specific focus of this work is biodiversity, ecological literacy, and sustainability education. I study how teaching can be designed to support pupils’ and student teachers’ understanding of biodiversity, plant awareness, and global sustainability challenges, including the role of digital technologies in fostering engagement and informed action.
Another research interest is STEAM education for younger learners. Within the Erasmus+ project Co-Play STEAM, I investigate how playful, creative, and interdisciplinary approaches can support children’s learning in STEAM-related areas and how teachers can be supported in designing innovative learning environments. In the project Play as a Pathway to STEAM Learning in School-Age Educare, we explore how the creative, aesthetic, and exploratory dimensions of play can stimulate learning and interest in STEAM within after-school settings.
I also conduct research on the use of technology museums as educational resources in technology education. Through the project The Technological Heritage funded by Sparbanksstiftelsen Varberg and the ULF project Swedish Technological Heritage as a Didactic Resource: Collaboration between Schools and Technology Museums to Promote Upper Secondary Students’ Learning and Interest in STEM, we carry out design-based and practice-oriented research to develop, test, and evaluate how authentic museum environments can be used as resources in technology education. The aim is to develop models that support teachers and student teachers in using technological heritage to enhance students’ learning and interest in technology.
Overall, my research is united by an ambition to contribute knowledge about how teaching and learning in school and in teacher education can be developed to promote learning, engagement, and sustainable futures through science and technology education.
Publications
Link to the researcher's publications in DiVA at Halmstad University