Mathematics Education in High School and University

A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102). This special issue belongs to the section "STEM Education".

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Interests: applied mathematics; mathematical problems; new trends in mathematical education; E-learning
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Dear Colleagues,

It is a well-known fact that mathematics is always difficult, due to the fact that students have a lack of motivation and also the intrinsic difficulty associated with mathematical concepts. In this way, new trends to improve the teaching–learning process have been introduced in recent years by many researchers in this area.

On the one hand, with the inclusion of different applications, tools (ICT) and also the internet, some problems related to mathematics learning have been studied, since they allow teachers and professors to deliver a much more dynamic and meaningful learning process than with traditional media.

On the other hand, the model of online learning has been growing in recent times, which gives us another new way to modify teaching techniques, according to societal demands, which allows autocorrection that students can use in any place with their phones or tablets, especially in high school and university.

In this Special Issue, we want to provide the opportunity to share several techniques and experiences in mathematics education at those levels in which students can take advantage of these kinds of teaching–learning methods and tools.

The topics of this Special Issue are related to the teaching of mathematics:

  • New techniques in teaching mathematics using e-Learning or other nonconventional techniques
  • Experiences with apps used in the learning process of mathematics
  • Tools developed for the improvement of the meaningful learning of mathematical concepts
  • Online learning experiences
  • Changes in the education of mathematics during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • New ways of teaching mathematics
  • Innovative techniques in the classroom
  • Online alternatives to manipulative materials
  • User experiences in the classroom
  • LMS usage to teach mathematics
  • Comparative studies of virtual and nonvirtual experiences

Prof. Dr. Ángel Alberto Magreñán
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Exploring How a University Mathematics Teacher’s Digital Relational Competence Can Be Manifested: A Micro-Analytical Study
by Cecilia Segerby
Educ. Sci. 2022, 12(4), 257; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12040257 - 4 Apr 2022
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In recent years, daily practice at universities all over the world has involved online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teaching online requires knowledge of new ways to engage with the students, but limited research concerning pedagogical aspects of online formats has been [...] Read more.
In recent years, daily practice at universities all over the world has involved online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teaching online requires knowledge of new ways to engage with the students, but limited research concerning pedagogical aspects of online formats has been conducted to examine this further. Research shows that the teacher–student relationship is a critical factor in a student’s development and learning in both traditional and online teaching. Limited research has examined teacher–student relationships in online teaching at universities further. In the present pilot study, a university mathematics teacher’s digital relational competence is examined and visualized by using Halliday’s Systematic Function Linguistics to explore what is said, the verbal language, and Burgoon and Hobbler’s framework to visualize how it is said, i.e., the nonverbal language. Data were collected in autumn 2020 and involved a seminar with ten pre-service special educators in mathematics in Sweden; approximately 3 h of video-recorded material was collected. The result shows that the teacher’s verbal language, such as the choice of questions, personal pronouns, and being personal, but also her nonverbal language, involving gestures, facial expressions, and paralanguage, are essential when building supportive teacher–student relationships in mathematics. Full article
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