My research interests are mainly connected to tertiary mathematics education. I am especially interested in studying the semiotic interplay between students when they work with visual representations of mathematical structures. 

The mapping of cognitive thought processes is a vital part of my doctorate work.

• November 2025. Novemberkonferansen 2025, Norwegian Centre for Mathematics Education, Trondheim, Norway
  • Workshop: "Kan sannsynlighetsregning redde livet ditt?"
• November 2025. Nasjonal lektorutdanningskonferanse 2025, The Teacher Education Centre, Bergen, Norway
  • Presentation: "Matematikkens rolle i møte med samtidas utfordringar"
• June 2025. 75% seminar, MaScE – The national graduate school in Mathematics and Science Education, Agder, Norway
  • Virtual presentation: "A sociocultural perspective on cognitive processes in a group-based learning environment"
• February 2025. Networking day in science, Rogaland county municipality, Bryne, Norway
  • Workshop: "Vurdering av digitale hjelpemidler i problemløsningsprosessen"
• November 2024. Novemberkonferansen 2024, Norwegian Centre for Mathematics Education, Trondheim, Norway
  • Workshop: "Vurdering av digitale hjelpemidler i problemløsningsprosessen"
• June 2024. INDRUM Conference 2024, Centre de Recerca Matemàtica, Barcelona, Spain
  • Poster presentation: "Potentials of the use of geometric visualizations in the learning of linear algebra"
• December 2023. 28th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Pattaya, Thailand
  • Virtual presentation: "The use of a Digital Geometric Environment (DGE) to investigate linear constructs"
• November 2023. Networking day in mathematics, Innlandet county municipality, Gjøvik, Norway
  • Workshop: "Utforskande visualiseringsoppgåver til bruk i vektorrekning"
• November 2023. Novemberkonferansen 2023, Norwegian Centre for Mathematics Education, Trondheim, Norway
  • Workshop: "Utforskande visualiseringsoppgåver til bruk i vektorrekning"

• Spring 2025:
  • Supervisor Z-MAT
• Autumn 2024:
  • Course coordinator refreshment course in mathematics
  • Course coordinator MATDID220
• Spring 2024:
  • Course coordinator MAT690
  • Teaching assistant MAT121
• Autumn 2023:
  • Course coordinator MAT690
  • Lecturer MATDID220
  • Lecturer & teaching assistant MAT101
• Spring 2023:
  • Course coordinator MAT690
  • Teaching assistant MAT121
• Autumn 2022:
  • Course coordinator MAT690
  • Lecturer MATDID220

Conference lecture

• Stian Hirth (2023). The use of a DGE to investigate linear constructs. (external link)
• Stian Hirth; Johan Lie (2025). Matematikkens rolle i møte med samtidas utfordringar. (external link)

Conference poster

• Stian Hirth (2024). Potentials of the use of geometric visualizations in the learning of linear algebra. (external link)

Non-fiction book chapter

• Johan Lie; Stian Hirth; Tobias Eiksund (2025). Integrating Computational Thinking into Undergraduate Calculus in Mechanics: Insights from Educators and Communities of Practice. (external link)

Textbook chapter

• Stian Hirth (2025). Programmering og algoritmisk tenkning. (external link)

Master’s thesis

• Stian Hirth (2020). Programmering som inngangsport til algoritmisk tenking - Ein mixed methods studie av 1P-elevars erfaringar, forståing og syn knytt til programmering i matematikkundervisninga. (external link)

Conference abstract

• Stian Hirth (2024). Potentials of the use of geometric visualizations in the learning of linear algebra. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

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