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  1. Problematizing teaching and learning mathematics as "given" in STEM

    The goal of this editorial is to re-frame issues of change in mathematics education, with connections to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. We are hardly the first to call for such changes; the history of mathematics and philosophy has seen ongoing changes in conceptualization of the discipline, and there have ...

  2. The future of mathematics education since COVID-19: humans ...

    Challenges specific to mathematics education in this context must be addressed. The link between the COVID-19 pandemic and digital technology in education also raises epistemological issues highlighted by philosophy of mathematics education and critical mathematics education. Using the notion that the basic unit of knowledge production ...

  3. Challenges in basic mathematics education

    Challenges in basic mathematics education. programme and meeting document. Conference. International Group of Experts on Science and Mathematics Education Policies, Paris, 2009; ISBN. 978-92-3-001071-3; Collation. 114 p. Language. English; Also available in. Français; Português; Year of publication.

  4. Future themes of mathematics education research: an international

    Encouraging the reporting of high-quality mathematics education research from a broader spectrum of researchers would serve to increase the impact of the mathematics education research journals in the wider educational arena. This, in turn, would serve to encourage further collaboration around mathematics education issues from various disciplines.

  5. PDF ISSUES IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS

    1Have a clear picture of what you want to investigate. Make sure your survey will collect data that will help you conduct this investigation. You might want to examine teaching confidence as well as mathematics anxiety. 2Make sure the wording of your survey items is clear and concise. Measure one concept per item.

  6. PDF Moving Forward: Mathematics Learning in the Era of COVID-19

    in Mathematics Education (NCSM) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) that presents considerations, questions, and potential solution processes to educators and school leaders to address the challenges induced by the COVID-19 pandemic of spring 2020. In this document, we

  7. PDF Teaching Mathematics: Issues and Solutions

    Mathematics is embedded in our lives in many ways: practical, civic, professional, recreational, and cultural. Mathematics is often challenging for students with and without disabilities to master. Com-parison studies from recent commissions and reports have focused on student results (NCES, 2004).

  8. Full article: Integrating digital technology in mathematics education

    Background. The use of digital technologies, and especially mobile technologies, in teaching and learning of mathematics is gaining growing interest among researchers and practitioners (Borba et al., Citation 2017).Recent reviews stress opportunities, challenges and barriers associated with technology integration into mathematics education.

  9. Exploring Issues About Values in Mathematics Education

    Two of the seven articles examined issues primarily about teachers or educators' values about mathematics and mathematics teaching. The study presented by Kalogeropoulos et al. (2021) investigated, in an intervention context, whether the four-value alignment strategies, namely, scaffolding, balancing, intervention, and refuge, as identified ...

  10. Assessment in mathematics education: responding to issues ...

    In educational contexts, assessments may be designed to target students, preservice teachers, or teachers, either as individuals or as representatives of a group, and for a multitude of purposes. One key aim of assessment in mathematics education is to provide evidence that can be used to make decisions about or improve mathematics education, which then raises questions about which aspects of ...

  11. Contemporary Problems of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics Education

    Vol 13, no 2. SUMMER 2021. Contemporary Problems of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics. Education. Paul Nnanyereugo Iwuanyanwu. School of Science and Mathematics Education, University of the ...

  12. PDF Research trends in mathematics education: A quantitative content

    mathematics education in the 2017-2021 period were analysed, the trends and issues in mathematics education researches were tried to be identified. For this purpose, the following research questions have been addressed: (1) What is the distribution of publication numbers by year in mathematics education research

  13. Critical Issues in Mathematics Education

    Dear Colleagues, This Special Issue of Education Sciences focuses on critical issues in mathematics education. There are a variety of critical issues that currently face mathematics educators and researchers today. In this Special Issue, we invite educators and researchers to identify some of the most compelling critical issues in mathematics education today and submit a research manuscript ...

  14. [PDF] Grand Challenges and Opportunities in Mathematics Education

    Grand Challenges and Opportunities in Mathematics Education Research. M. Stephan, Kathryn B. Chval, +5 authors. T. Wilkerson. Published 1 March 2015. Mathematics, Education. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. Mathematics education researchers seek answers to important questions that will ultimately result in the enhancement of ...

  15. Grand Challenges in Mathematics Education

    Mathematics education researchers and practitioners, policy makers, and parents seek answers to Grand Challenges that will ultimately result in the enhancement of mathematics teaching, learning, curriculum, and assessment "ensuring that all students attain mathematics proficiency and increasing the numbers of students from all racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic groups who attain the ...

  16. PDF TEN Challenges Facing the Mathematics Education Community

    Issues/Challenges. 1. Mathematics teacher content knowledge. Too many teachers don't know the mathematics they need to know, in the way they need to know it, to help students learn. not a new phenomenon. not exclusively an elementary teacher issue. not solved by taking more advanced college coursework.

  17. PDF CHALLENGES IN MATHEMATICS LEARNING: A STUDY FROM

    CHALLENGES IN MATHEMATICS LEARNING: A STUDY FROM SCHOOL STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE Mohd Rustam Mohd Rameli *1, Azlina Mohd Kosnin2, 1,2Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru ...

  18. Challenges in Mathematics Learning: A Study from School Student's

    This qualitative stud y employed case study design which explores the challenges in learning. mathematics among secondary school students. This study involved 80 Form 2 students (age=13 years. old ...

  19. Special challenges in mathematics education in Sub Sahara Africa

    This makes the challenges involved in the actual teaching and learning of mathematics in SSA the most researched area, followed by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at the time of the review. Table 1. Main themes of challenges in mathematics education in Sub Sahara Africa (2020-2021). Themes and publications.

  20. Mathematics Education in 2023: Changing Times, Changing Practices?

    by cattard2017. January 24, 2023. The beginning of the school year is an appropriate time to consider change in how and what mathematics is taught in our schools. The need for mathematics education to evolve is not recent, however changes to educational practices are typically much slower than the rate of change in the world we live in.

  21. Design-based research in mathematics education: trends, challenges and

    Originating from the learning sciences community, design-based research (DBR) is attracting interest from many educational researchers including those focused on mathematics. Beyond its research role, it is being seen as a collaborative way to engage teachers in deep professional development leading not only to changes in skill but also in purpose. Previous reviews of the approach, however ...

  22. Research in Mathematics Education

    Research in Mathematics Education is an international English language journal, publishing original refereed articles on all aspects of mathematics education. Papers should address the central issues in terms which are of relevance across educational systems and informed by wider thinking in the field. The journal has three sections, covering ...

  23. Language Challenges in Mathematics Education: A Literature Review

    Traditionally, the difficulties associated with mathematics were largely seen as coming from the cognitive demands of mathematics itself. It is now accepted that language and mathematics are connected in mathematics learning and teaching, and, the potential challenges of language in mathematics have been investigated by a number of researchers.

  24. Mathematical Modeling: Issues and Challenges in Mathematics Education

    Mathematical modeling has an important role in including real-life problems in mathematics courses (Kaiser & Schwarz, 2006). The basic aim of mathematical modeling is to make mathematics education ...

  25. Maths degrees are becoming less accessible

    There's a strange trend in mathematics education in England. Maths is the most popular subject at A-level since overtaking English in 2014. It's taken by around 85,000 and 90,000 students a year.

  26. Challenges in mathematics teacher education

    Mathematics teacher education is highlighted by its complexities and challenges, particularly when the goal is to prepare prospective teachers and to help practicing teachers to teach in ways that they did not experience as learners of mathematics. Thus, while the four articles in this issue of the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (JMTE ...

  27. Advances in Early Math Education: Critical Issues in Policy and

    The Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education (DREME) Network hosted a free day-long conference on early math education in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Early Childhood on Friday, May 3, 2024, from 9 am to 5pm, at the Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center on the Stanford campus in Palo Alto, CA.. Panels and exhibits highlighted the latest research on strategies ...

  28. Math degrees are becoming less accessible—and this is a problem ...

    There's a strange trend in mathematics education in England. Math is the most popular subject at A-level since overtaking English in 2014. It's taken by around 85,000 and 90,000 students a year.