The aim of the special issue is to bring together important current international research on
innovative teaching and learning practices in mathematics in engineering education, and to …

Background With widespread adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in
the USA (US), research is needed on how secondary science, technology, engineering, and …

Most of the teaching of mathematics in higher education concerns students who are not
specialising in mathematics. The challenges of defining, designing, motivating and …

Research in tertiary mathematics education is a fast growing field as evidenced by the
success of the Topic Study Group on Mathematics Education at Tertiary Level in the …

We examine a group (N= 88) of Swedish first-year engineering students, their motivation,
self-efficacy, and beliefs about the nature of mathematics, and how these relate to their task …

Facing increased pressure to improve retention and graduation rates, engineering
departments are increasingly scrutinizing whether they are getting their desired outcomes …

There are many choices for learning mathematics for engineering students with courses
available in face-to-face, blended and fully online modalities. Students are demanding more …

Some researchers have questioned whether there is a causal connection between
Advanced Placement (AP) STEM coursetaking and the choice of a STEM college major and …

Background Many engineering students fail to proceed through required prerequisite
mathematics courses. Since these courses strongly influence engineering student attrition …

Taught to non-mathematics undergraduates (business, science, engineering, and other
technical programs), service mathematics is commonly associated with poor exam …