In the spring of 2020, schools and universities around world were closed because COVID-19 pandemic. The relative lockdown affected more than 1.5 billion learners as teachers students sheltered at home for several weeks. As schooling moved online, forced to change how they taught. research presented here, we focus on university mathematics professors, analyze their practice, knowledge, beliefs intertwine under these circumstances. More specifically, context pandemic provides us with...

The aim of the research presented in this work is to investigate how innovative teaching formats, based on student-centred activities, may help first year university students deal with difficulties transition from mathematics they are used high school, one meet at university, which requires a significant shift conceptual understanding, especially Calculus courses. As part overarching goal, presentation investigates case Taylor series, topic that taught all calculus courses university. This...

Abstract This paper aims at bridging Mathematical Modelling and Mathematics Education by studying the opinion dynamics of students who work in small groups during mathematics classrooms. In particular, we propose a model which hinges upon pioneering Hegselmann Krause on integrates recent results interactionist research Education. More precisely, proposed incorporates following features: 1) feelings each student towards classmates (building so-called \I can" -\you framework); 2) different...

Questo articolo presenta una recente esperienza didattica rivolta a studenti delle scuole secondarie di primo e secondo grado italiane tramite la costruzione escape room virtuale. Tale ha coinvolto oltre 50 1500 nell’occasione del Pi Day 2023, Giornata Internazionale della Matematica. L’articolo si concentra sull’idea progettuale dei problemi matematici presentati sulle modalità realizzazione un contesto virtuale che riproduca fedelmente l’esperienza gioco room.

This study delves into the transition from secondary to tertiary mathematics education, a pivotal moment impacting cognitive, social, and cultural domains. Through personal journal analysis using theoretical framework of “rite passage”, it investigates experiences first-year Architecture students at Politecnico di Milano. Text confirms five prevalent themes described in literature: instrumental/relational mathematics, structural differences between university high school, adjustment process...

The present study, carried out in the context of a Teacher Professional Development (TPD) Program on mathematical modelling and digital technologies, focuses how Italian mathematics teachers refer to technologies designing their lessons investigates what extent TPD program impacted way by which design using technologies. To this end, teachers’ lesson plans two different moments have been analysed TPACK model. data shows that at beginning program, used without referring pedagogical aspects....

With a plethora of (digital) resources available to first year engineering students studying mathematics, it becomes increasingly important understand which are preferably selected by students. In this study we investigated (1) student clusters can be distinguished in the perceived importance mathematics courses; and (2) how these related characteristics at high school. We conducted survey among Calculus Linear Algebra (N=403) Dutch university technology. terms data analysis, used “community...