Counting permutations in the mathematics classroom 24 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am

A permutation of a list does not necessarily move all elements of this list. However, it can be a requirement that no element is mapped onto itself. These fixless permutations where all n elements hav...

Pre-service elementary mathematics teachers' opinions about using GeoGebra in mathematics education with reference to 'teaching practices' 24 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am

This study involved 34 pre-service teachers who did teaching practices in schools. It was intended to assess the opinions of pre-service teachers on the use of GeoGebra, dynamic mathematics software, ...

Mathematical modelling as a facilitator to conceptualization of the derivative and the integral in a spreadsheet environment 24 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am

Though the term ‘mathematical modelling’ has no single definition or perspective, Lesh et al. suggested six principles for productive modelling activities: ‘The reality principle, the model constructi...

The comparative difficulty of Higher Mathematics on the International Baccalaureate 24 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am

Although the number of students taking the International Baccalaureate (IB) in the UK has increased in recent years (from 3081 in 2006 to 5114 in 2011) its students remain a minority when compared wit...

Beliefs of liberal arts mathematics students regarding the nature of mathematics 24 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am

This study compared general education students’ beliefs about the nature of mathematical behaviour with those of mathematics majors and mathematics faculty at both at the start and at the completion o...

Cognitive levels and approaches taken by students failing written examinations in mathematics 21 May 2013 | 02:42 pm

A study was conducted at the Technical University Berlin involving students who twice failed the written examination in the first semester course Linear Algebra for Engineers in order to better unders...

Students' conceptions of nothingness and their implications for a competency-driven approach to the curriculum 21 May 2013 | 02:42 pm

Competency has been the buzzword of higher education for at least a decade. The reasonable approach of describing what students should be able to do after completing coursework, however, falls short o...

Addressing continuing mathematical deficiencies with advanced mathematical diagnostic testing 21 May 2013 | 02:42 pm

Dublin Institute of Technology offers students a number of different routes into engineering, allowing many non-standard entrants the opportunity to study the discipline provided they fulfil certain c...

Competence acquisition in different learning arrangements 21 May 2013 | 02:42 pm

The next edition of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Mathematics Working Group’s curriculum document will be based on the notion of mathematical competence. This approach aims par...

Special issue: Contributions from the SEFI Maths Working Group Conference 21 May 2013 | 02:42 pm