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Elizabeth Roan; Jennifer A. Czocher – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2025
This paper reports a study of 10 post-secondary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) instructors' beliefs about mathematical modelling and the role of mathematics in STEM coursework. The participants were selected from STEM disciplines that are atypical to the literature base (e.g. anthropology and geography), in order to extend…
Descriptors: College Faculty, STEM Education, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematical Models
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Hidayat, Riyan; Syed Zamri, Sharifah Norul Akmar; Zulnaidi, Hutkemri; Abdullah, Mohd Faizal Nizam Lee; Adnan, Mazlini – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Several concerted movements toward mathematical modeling have been seen in the last decade, reflecting the growing global relationship between the role of mathematics in the context of modern science, technology and real life. The literature has mainly covered the theoretical basis of research questions in mathematical modeling and the use of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Competence, Mathematical Models, Structural Equation Models
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Kurt VanLehn; Fabio Milner; Chandrani Banerjee; Jon Wetzel – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2024
An algebraic model uses a set of algebraic equations to describe a situation. Constructing such models is a fundamental skill, but many students still lack the skill, even after taking several algebra courses in high school and college. For such students, we developed instruction that taught students to decompose the to-be-modelled situation into…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematical Models, Low Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
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Gibbs, Antonnette M.; Park, Joo Young – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2022
From the socio-critical perspective of mathematical modeling, reflexive discussions about the nature, criteria, and consequences of mathematical models are not a natural consequence of modeling in school. This report is part of a larger study focused on stimulating reflexive discussions in practice employing constructivist grounded theory as a…
Descriptors: College Students, College Mathematics, Mathematical Models, Algebra
Aaron Phipps; Alexander Amaya – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
Given the simultaneous rise in time-to-graduation and college GPA, it may be that students reduce their course load to improve their performance. Yet, evidence to date only shows increased course loads "increase" GPA. We provide a mathematical model showing many unobservable factors -- beyond student ability -- can generate a positive…
Descriptors: Time Management, Time to Degree, Grade Point Average, Mathematical Models
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Yuk-yin Kwok; Chun-kit Kwan – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2025
Word problems are a question type commonly seen in math tests and exams. Since word problems are an integral part in teaching and learning of mathematics in schools, understanding what factors that would affect students' ability to solve math word problems may help students understand where their weaknesses lie and help teachers adopt effective…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Native Language
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Montero-Moguel, Luis E.; Vargas-Alejo, Verónica; Carmona Domínguez, Guadalupe – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021
This article describes the results of an investigation based on a Models and Modeling Perspective [MMP]. We present the evolution of the models built by university students when solving a model development sequence designed to promote their learning of the exponential function. As a result, we observed that students' thinking was modified,…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, College Students, Mathematics, Numbers
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Xie, Weiguo; Davis, Richard A. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2022
A chemical engineering analysis course was modified to include analytics with advanced numerical methods. The course uses the MATLAB computational environment to develop student programming, modeling, analytics, and optimization skills. Case studies reinforce MATLAB, numerical methods, and advanced optimization skills. Students reported confidence…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Computation, Programming, Mathematical Models
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Halvoník, Dominik; Kapusta, Jozef; Munk, Michal – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
The main aim of this paper is to present results of an experimental test focused on the validity and effectiveness of composed methodology aimed at increasing the student's attention in Virtual Learning Environment. Areas of presented methodology which were subject of our research is students behavior during learning. The behavioral part of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Time on Task, Learning Management Systems, Attention
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Edo, Sri Imelda; Tasik, Wahyuni Fanggi – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2022
Several studies related to mathematics understanding found that many undergraduate students lack some basic knowledge of algebra. They memorized only a few topics, formulas, and algorithms without understanding them conceptually, even though they could manipulate those limited number of points correctly or incorrectly. In comparison, most…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Oremland, Lucy S.; Szabo, Csilla – PRIMUS, 2022
In this paper, we present an overview of a series of 1-credit applied problem solving courses. The goal of these courses was to help students develop their oral and written communication skills, ability to work as a team, and general problem solving skills through preparation and participation in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Solving, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Schalk, Lennart; Roelle, Julian; Saalbach, Henrik; Berthold, Kirsten; Stern, Elsbeth; Renkl, Alexander – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
Worked examples support learning. However, if they introduce easy-to-confuse concepts or principles, specific ways of providing worked examples may influence their effectiveness. Multiple worked examples can be introduced blocked (i.e., several for the same principle) or interleaved (i.e., switching between principles), and can be sequentially or…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Instructional Effectiveness, College Students, Teaching Methods
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Bazan, Carlos – SAGE Open, 2022
In this study, we aim to understand the influence of the university's environment and support system (ESS) on subjective social norms (SSN) as one of the precursors of the entrepreneurial intention (EI) of university students. For this, we applied a customized mathematical model of EI based on the theory of planned behavior to probe whether the…
Descriptors: College Environment, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, Norms
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Urhan, Selin; Bülbül, Ali – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2023
Our study aims to determine how Habermas' construct of rationality can serve to identify and interpret the difficulties experienced by university students in the mathematical problem-solving process. To this end, a problem which required modelling and solving a differential equation was used. The problem-solving processes of university students…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, College Students
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Gruver, Nate; Malik, Ali; Capoor, Brahm; Piech, Chris; Stevens, Mitchell L.; Paepcke, Andreas – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
Understanding large-scale patterns in student course enrollment is a problem of great interest to university administrators and educational researchers. Yet important decisions are often made without a good quantitative framework of the process underlying student choices. We propose a probabilistic approach to modelling course enrollment…
Descriptors: Models, Course Selection (Students), Enrollment, Decision Making
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