This case study focuses on a team of teachers and students in a Lesson Study, focused on using mathematical modeling (MM) to make significant decisions to design and plan for a sustainable edible garden in their community. We examined (a) how teacher...
This study responds to the debate on understanding and evaluating teacher learning in professional development programmes, with particular reference to the development of equitable mathematics classrooms. Conducted in the context of a year-long PD ma...
Advancing Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 10 in higher education requires understanding students’ diverse academic backgrounds and how they relate to performance in early mathematics courses that are critical for academic progression. This...
Historically, inequities in mathematics education have resulted in mathematics classrooms that do not support all students, and particularly students from marginalized backgrounds. Efforts to transform mathematics classrooms to be culturally responsi...
This qualitative study investigated 17 preservice teachers’ lesson design for teaching multiplication to an average performing student and a student with mathematical learning disabilities (MLD). Findings reveal how preservice teachers differentiate...
To improve the sustainable development of minority education and ensure equitable quality education, this study explored student- and school-related factors linked to the mathematics achievement of minority senior high school students in China. Based...
In this article, we chart the development of one of us—Sue Hough—from a teacher who wanted students to understand to one who gained new critical understandings of student thinking, pedagogy, and the very nature of mathematics. We comment...
Education is a key feature in the development of an agenda for a sustainable world. Education usually is associated with developing a responsible and ethical citizenship, aware of the main challenges for a sustainable development. Mathematics used to...
This article reflects on the emergence and development of STEAM in education and its impact on deaf education. We present key themes from STEAM and deaf education to provide a broader context in which to situate the articles and introduce the authors...
In this article we analyze the current state of the didactics of mathematics in the U.S. as it relates to research on equity. The sociopolitical turn in U.S. mathematics education resulted in a push for critical mathematics pedagogies (CMPs) in which...
We investigate the discrete energy behavior and long-time stability of a second-order Crank–Nicolson mixed finite element discretization for the shallow water equations with nonlinear bottom friction. The method combines a compatible
This study proposes GSM, an interpretable and operational GAM-SHAP-MCDA framework for stroke risk stratification by integrating generalized additive models (GAMs), a point-based clinical scoring system, SHAP-based explainability, and multi-criteria d...
Women’s representation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is a powerful resource to motivate girls to study STEM degrees and fulfill the growing demands for professionals in these fields. From their youth, positive attit...
Calls for equity-focused professional development (PD) for graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) have grown as GTAs play an essential role in large-enrollment undergraduate courses and as future faculty members. However, there is a dearth of research o...
Digital game-based interventions have shown promise in improving STEM engagement and conceptual understanding among elementary students. This study focuses on how a game-enhanced, whole-class mathematics intervention influences the fraction performan...
In group management, accurate assessment of individual performance is crucial for the fair allocation of resources such as bonuses. This paper explores the complexities of gauging each participant’s contribution in multi-participant projects, p...
Inquiry, an approach that departs from traditional mathematics teaching, empowers students through active participation and increased accountability in exploration, argumentation, evaluation, and communication of mathematical ideas. There is broad re...
This scoping review critically synthesizes 34 studies (2015–2026) examining the metaverse’s role in fostering six core STEM competencies, moving beyond descriptive reporting to interrogate whether these technologies constitute genuine ped...
Digital assessment has become central to Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL), yet its implementation often assumes equitable access to digital resources, potentially disadvantaging students studying in diverse geographical and socio-economic contexts. Th...
Digitalisation continues to shape debates in mathematics education, yet its classroom enactment remains uneven, particularly in rural and under-resourced school contexts. This study examined how mathematics teachers perceive and experience digitalisa...
The integration of digital tools into mathematics education has the potential to transform teaching and learning for students with special needs by fostering inclusion, accessibility, and engagement. Guided by the principles of Universal Design for L...
This paper investigates a specialized variant of the set covering problem, addressing the optimal allocation of service centers to ensure that all customers (or larger entities, such as urban areas) have access to specialized services within a predef...
Emerging developments in artificial intelligence present significant opportunities to enhance equity and access to science and mathematics assessment content for students with disabilities. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may have the poten...
(1) Background: It is becoming more common to incorporate education in programming into educational environments. (2) Methods: In order to show the benefits of including teaching programming, we present an investigation carried out with a group of Sp...
This study examines how student–faculty partnerships are experienced within undergraduate mathematics coursework at a majority Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Drawing on the Student as Partners (SaP) theoretical framework and using an inter...
This paper investigates the intergovernmental transfer systems in South Africa, more specifically, the underlying determinants and formula of the unconditional grants of the education component of the Provincial Equitable Share (PES). The PES formula...
This study explores the multifaceted factors influencing academic performance among undergraduate students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs at a South African university. Employing a Bayesian hierarchical...
Students entering engineering programs often exhibit insufficient mathematics knowledge and considerable variability in prior training, which can create learning gaps and challenges for higher education integration. This study aims to characterize st...
This study examined the predictive relationships between Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Mathematics results (representing students’ academic preparation at the secondary school level), university mathematics credits (indicating stud...
Inclusive AI-mediated mathematics education for students with learning difficulties refers to a human-centered approach to mathematics teaching and learning that uses artificial intelligence (AI), adaptive technologies, and data-rich environments to...
Goal 4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals emphasizes ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education to achieve sustainability. It is well known that gifted mathematics education is crucial, but teachers for gifted mathematics edu...
With the increasing demand for takeaway delivery, more merchants are developing their takeaway delivery system to manage order fulfillment and enhance the consumer online experience. This study presents a mathematical model for merchant-operated take...
Integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into mathematics education holds significant potential to enhance learning outcomes; however, its effectiveness in resource-constrained higher education contexts remains uneven due to persistent digital div...
The transition to decentralized, clean energy systems is essential for sustainable development, particularly in rural South African communities where grid extension costs can exceed R300,000 per km. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of Art...
University mathematics-support programs rarely test their theoretical foundations against student evidence, particularly in the Global South. This study addresses that gap by analyzing how students’ experiences in Mathematical Thinking Workshop...
While the last two decades have seen an increased interest in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) in K-12 schools, few efforts have focused on the teachers and teaching practices necessary to support these interventions. E...
This feature paper explores the comparative pedagogical roles of concrete and virtual manipulatives in preservice mathematics teacher education. Based on a design-based research (DBR) methodology, this study investigates the effects of tangible tools...
Background: This study presents a comprehensive methodology for enhancing humanitarian logistics planning and management in natural disasters, focusing on earthquakes. Methods: The innovative approach combines a deterministic mathematical model with...
This study examines the effectiveness and implementation fidelity of the Mind–Grit Pathways framework, a blended and personalized learning intervention integrating academic instruction with growth mindset and grit development in alignment with...
Improvements in international assessment scores are typically reported as aggregate national gains, yet whether such gains are shared equitably across a system’s structural features is less understood. Adopting a school-composition perspective,...
The article is devoted to the approaches that can be applied in the distribution of Arctic resources between the main reference countries of this region. The objective economic nature of the problems that arise in this region makes it possible to cha...
(1) Background: This study examines the role of subjective anxiety (mathematics and spatial anxiety), along with physiological responses, in mathematics or math and mental rotation performance in 131 German primary school students (65 girls, 66 boys;...
(1) Background: In this study on Robotic Process Automation (RPA), the feasibility of sustainable RPA implementation was investigated, considering user requirements in the context of this technology’s stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on sus...
The integration of 3D modeling and printing (3DMP) into STEAM education has the potential to foster 21st-century skills, including creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication (the four C’s). This study investigates whether g...
This longitudinal study examines the long-term impact of critical pedagogy on the academic and social development of students from a marginalized Mexican American borderland community, with a specific focus on their trajectories in STEM (Science, Tec...
Test anxiety is beginning to be recognized as a significant factor affecting student performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, potentially contributing to gender inequity within these fields. Additionally, the m...
This entry explores the multifaceted intersections of gender and digital technologies, offering a comprehensive analysis of how structural inequalities are reproduced, contested, and transformed in digital contexts. It is structured into six interrel...
Despite increasing attention to gender disparities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, little is known about how these dynamics manifest within interdisciplinary public health domains such as Occupational Safety and He...
Indonesia’s E10 blending mandate presents a strategic opportunity for decarbonization and inclusive rural development, contingent on a robust supply chain integrating smallholder farmers. This study developed a novel supply chain framework for...
The purpose of this research is to understand how to better equip pre-service teachers (PSTs) to engage marginalized learners and implement culturally responsive teaching (CRT) practices in elementary Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathe...
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