STEM 2019 : Special Issue: Trends in STEM education

Dear Colleagues,

It is a well-known fact that teaching STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) subjects has different problems related for example to motivation or understanding abstract concepts that teachers and professors must solve. In this way, new trends in order to improve the teaching–learning process have been introduced in the recent years by many researchers in area. On the other hand, with the inclusion of ICTs and internet in the classroom we obtain new and more attractive ways to offer students a much more dynamic and meaningful learning process than with traditional media. For example, there are massive open online courses (MOOCs) or even apps developed by teachers that make the teaching process continuous. Finally, the use of social media and social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter or even Instagram, has increased in the classroom, since they provide another way to improve the acquisition of any STEAM competence.

In this Special Issue, we want to provide the opportunity to share several techniques and experiences in mathematics to be shared with and to help other teachers. The topics of this Special Issue are related to the teaching of mathematics: New techniques in teaching STEAM subjects using e-Learning or other nonconventional techniques; the development and use of MOOCs; experience with apps used in the learning process of mathematics; tools developed for the improvement of the meaningful learning of STEAM concepts.

Prof. Dr. Ángel Alberto Magreñán
Prof. Dr. Iñigo Sarría
Guest Editors