Investigating the transition between educational levels is one of the main themes for the
future of mathematics education. In particular, the transition from secondary school to STEM …

Internationally, questions about the perceived utility of university mathematics for teaching
school mathematics pose an ongoing challenge for secondary mathematics teacher …

Abstract Knowledge in Pieces (KiP) is an epistemological perspective that has had
significant success in explaining learning phenomena in science education, notably the …

Understanding the secondary–tertiary transition is not only an educational matter, but also
an inclusion and equality matter as mathematics qualifications lead to better employment …

Transition to and across university mathematics has been attracting increasing research
effort. In research on transition phenomena, the distinction emphasizes that unique formal …

Are students transitioning from the secondary level to university studies in mathematics and
engineering adequately prepared for education at the tertiary level? In this study, we discuss …

The term 'transition'describes a process of change, which involves discontinuities and often
crisis. The ICMI Topic Survey by Gueudet et al.(2016) offers a recent overview on transitions …

The discussion about first-year engineering students' difficulties in mathematics is
continuous in the fields of engineering, mathematics and higher education. The present …

This study explores the diversity of university mathematics teachers' perspectives and
experiences in relation to the secondary-tertiary transition (STT). Data for this study consist …

The aim of the article is to discuss how university mathematics courses can become more
relevant for pre-service teachers (PSTs). We therefore introduce a concept we call …