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Max Hoffmann; Rolf Biehler – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2024
Special tasks for pre-service teachers (PSTs) in university mathematics courses ("interface tasks") are a common innovation in recent years to overcome the second discontinuity. By this, we mean tasks that are situated by typical everyday challenges of mathematics teaching and in which PSTs must use their mathematical knowledge and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education
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José A. Ballesteros; Marcos D. Fernandez; José L. González-Geraldo – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: A peer-mentoring plan designed to support engineering students during their transition from high school to university. This article addresses the adaptation challenges faced by first-year students in engineering programs. Background: The transition to university is a critical period for students, marked by significant lifestyle…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Mentors, Engineering Education, College Freshmen
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Giovannina Albano; Agnese Ilaria Telloni – Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 2024
This study focuses on the design and the implementation of a digital environment aimed at fostering strategic planning competence in problem-solving through individualization features: the Individualized Planned Strategy Environment (IPSE). Within IPSE, students are engaged in a sequence of oriented activities, guiding them in constructing and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Strategic Planning, Mathematics Education, Electronic Learning
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Mikaël De Clercq; Michaël Parmentier; Florence Van Meenen – Research Papers in Education, 2024
The transition into higher education (HE) is a particularly challenging process for students due to a large variety of difficulties and requirements. Moreover, increasing student numbers and diversity in European HE have complexified the issue of the successful transition to university. Consequently, it is important to further develop our…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Adjustment, Student Diversity, Higher Education