Studying mathematics students’ learning experiences in Challenge-based education

This paper is of methodological nature. We present the empirical research methodology of a study that focuses on student learning experiences, in particular of mathematics students in an innovative learning environment, such as Challenge-based Education (CBE) at a Dutch university of technology. In this study, we present the case study of CBE in an innovative mathematics course on modelling, the mathematics “Modelling Week”. We draw attention to the methodology used to study this modelling course, where we investigated students' learning experiences in a monodisciplinary CBE-oriented master course. We explain the design of the study and the associated data collection strategies regarding students' use of resources (Schematic Representation of Resource system- SRRS) and their learning processes. In the poster presentation, we will show selected results that come from the different instruments to help us understand student learning experiences in innovative/CBE related mathematics courses.