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Fereshteh Zeynivandnezhad; Ramón Emilio Fernández; Yudariah binti Mohammad Yusof; Zaleha binti Ismail – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2025
This study explores the effects of a computer algebra system on students' mathematical thinking. Mathematical thinking is identified with mathematical thinking powers and structures. We define mathematical thinking as students' capacity to specialize and generalize their previous knowledge to solve new mathematical problems. The study was…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematical Logic, Thinking Skills
Ophélie Allyssa Desmet; Tarun Tejasvi Mutukuri – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2025
This study explores talent-development trajectories of early-career chemical engineers to identify key components for success in the field using the talent development megamodel as a theoretical framework. Interviews with 12 recent PhD graduates reveal a trajectory across four developmental stages: (a) math ability and science ability, (b)…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Academically Gifted, Chemical Engineering, Graduate Students
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Haglund, Jesper; Andersson, Staffan; Elmgren, Maja – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
Entropy is a central concept in thermodynamics, but has been found to be challenging to students due to its abstract nature and the fact that it is not part of students' everyday language. Interviews with three pairs of engineering students (N = 6) were conducted and video recorded regarding their interpretation and use of the entropy concept, one…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Scientific Concepts, Thermodynamics, Syntax