"Young people are more likely to take mathematics and/or physics post-16 if a significant adult - typically a family member or a teacher - has, over time, conveyed to them the worth of mathematics and physics, along with a belief that the student can do well in the subject."

>>  March 2013 TISME briefing paper

A briefing paper from the Targeted Initiative on Science and Mathematics Education (TISME).

TISME is comprised of five research projects:

• ASPIRES - Science Aspirations and Career Choice: Age 10 - 14. A five year, longitudinal study of how children develop science and career aspirations. >Publications
  
  
• EISER - Enactment and Impact of Science Education Reform. A study of school responses to recent changes in the science curriculum for 14 - 16 year olds in England. >Publications
  
  
• epiSTEMe - Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education: Student Engagement and Learning in Early Secondary-School Physical Science and Mathematics. A study which has designed and evaluated a research-informed intervention. >Publications
  
  
• ICCAMS - Increasing Competence and Confidence in Algebra and Multiplicative Structures. This study investigated ways of raising students’ attainment and engagement by using formative assessment. >Publications
  
  
• UPMAP - Understanding Participation rates in post-16 Mathematics and Physics. A three year longitudinal study of the factors that cause school students to continue with mathematics or physics after the age of 16. >Publications

Project Administrator, TISME
Tel +44 (0)20 7848 3139
Email tisme-admin@kcl.ac.uk

TISME publications

TISME is co-ordinated by a team of academics
based at  King’s College, London.