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Supporting students gifted in mathematics through an innovative STEM talent programme

Year: 2016

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Europe is facing an insufficient number of suitably qualified university graduates in the STEM subjects, due to an insufficient number of students choosing to study these subjects and high dropout rates [Eurydice, 2011]. Furthermore, school-age students show a lack of understanding of the value of mathematics, and its potential use for solving real-life problems [Boaler, 2011]. We have been running an innovative talent programme, which gives teams of school students the opportunity to study open-ended and unstructured truly interdisciplinary problems. We present results, which show a remarkable increase in understanding of the students' appreciation of the value of mathematics. We believe such a programme not only teaches students the value of mathematics but will also aid their transition from school to university.

Source: HAL

Authors: Bracke, Martin, Capraro, Patrick, Hoffmann, Anna, Häuser, Sören, Nessler, Christian, Nessler, Katherine, Roth, Andreas

Institutions: University of Kaiserslautern, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics

Language: English

Topic: Education, Achievement, and Giftedness

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4297944945

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