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1 juillet 2016

The colleges where women study STEM

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. STEM graduates are among the most in demand by employers when they finish school. For these students, it’s easier to find a job, and these jobs tend to be higher paying. More...
29 juin 2016

Growing a generation of mathematicians in Africa

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Mathematics is “vital” for achieving a thriving science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, workforce in Africa, according to experts. Yet it faces critical challenges: low university funding, a regional brain drain, and reduced intake of undergraduate students, particularly women, in university mathematics programmes. Read more...

29 juin 2016

Pilot study fills data gaps for regional STEM project

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Germany’s federal and state governments have opted to continue the Excellence Initiative funding programme for top-level research, ending a lengthy political debate on the issue. Read more...

28 juin 2016

Maths anxiety is creating a shortage of young scientists … here’s a solution

The ConversationBy . Does the thought of doing long division, or solving a bit of algebra give you the shivers? You’re likely to have maths anxiety. In our recent research, my colleagues and I found that in 80% of countries, girls have more negative feelings towards maths than boys. More...
26 juin 2016

Mainstreaming Remedial Math

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Statistical courses, rather than algebra remediation, do a better job at helping first-year students succeed when they test into developmental education, a new report finds. Read more...

26 juin 2016

No Math Required

HomeBy Maxine Joselow. Wayne State University drops what has been part of its general-education program for all students, raising the question of which fields are needed by all undergraduates. Read more...

5 juin 2016

Mon collègue connecté : le cours de physique prend son envol

Logo - Thot CursusPar Élodie Lestonat. « Mon collègue connecté » se termine par une expérience éducative unique et ludique pendant laquelle les élèves prennent le contrôle d’un avion en papier connecté pour s’initier aux joies de la physique. Voir l'article...

4 juin 2016

Investing in America's future through STEM education

By Dean Kamen and John R. Allen. Our society practically worships two groups of individuals: athletes and entertainers. It has been this way a long time, but the trend has reached its pinnacle in the modern era. We swoon over pop stars and movie stars; we pay the best pro athletes in the hundreds of millions of dollars. More...

31 mai 2016

Pearson, Mathspace to offer real-time math reasoning skill support

eCampus NewsPearson and Mathspace are partnering to integrate new Workspace Assignments into MyMathLab and MyStatLab online homework, tutorial and assessment technologies. More...

31 mai 2016

U.S. STEM jobs will likely go to foreign workers

eCampus NewsThe U.S. will be dependent on foreign workers to fill future STEM jobs, according to analysis of the third annual U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index, unveiled May 17. More...

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