Advances in Mathematics and STEM Education

Tasos Barkatsas, PhD, is a senior academic in Mathematics, Statistics and STEM Education, a quantitative data analyst and the leader of the STEM, Industry 4 and Learning Sciences Research Theme in the School of Education, RMIT University, Australia. Dr Barkatsas has published extensively and has been a Chief Investigator in numerous research grants.Wendy Goff, PhD, is an associate professor of Mathematics Education and Deputy Head of the School of Education (VIC) at Australian Catholic University. Her research explores the dynamics of adult relationships and partnerships, including their impact on children's learning and development. Wendy uses four vehicles to study these relationships: mathematics education; technology; early childhood education; and health and wellbeing.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on Contributors1 Exploring Cognitive Principles of Instructional Models and Problem-Solving Processes in the STEM DisciplinesGillian Kidman and Hazel Tan2 C for STEM: The Dynamics of Creativity in STEM EducationRowan Nas and Tasos Barkatsas3 From Barriers to Bridges: Migrant Women in STEM Education and CareersZahra Cooper4 Career Guidance Support for Neurodiverse Students Pursuing STEM Career PathwaysMelanie Evangelista and Tasos Barkatsas5 An Integrative Review of Cognitive Science and Neuroscience Findings about Mathematics Learning 2021–2023 – Time Lag in the Australian ContextWendy Goff, Timothy Lynch and Jason Dervish6 Mathematics Educational Values through the Lens of Cultural Neuroscience and Mathematical LanguageFatma Nur Aktaş and Yüksel Dede7 Seeing What I Mean: Task Design As a Response to Educational Neuroethics for Making Mathematics Meaningful to SchoolchildrenHuk Yuen LAW8 Defining Mathematics Education in the Early Years Context: A window into Educators ThinkingWendy Goff, Bin Wu and Janine Forbes-Rolfe9 Advanced Technological Tools in Mathematics and STEM Education for Gifted and Talented Students: A Scoping ReviewAntonio Patrocinio-Braz, Marta Martín-del-Pozo and Juanjo Mena10 Modelling Neuroscience and Mathematics Education Studies with Latent Dirichlet AllocationGürcan Kaya and Yüksel DedeIndex