Research Roadmap of the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics Education UNESA (2016-2025)

The Undergraduate Program in Mathematics Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA) has a research policy direction systematically designed to realize the vision of excellence in mathematics education and robustness in mathematical science. This research roadmap aims to realize research programs to achieve the study program's mission of reaching the ASEAN regional level by 2025.

Strategic Research Goals (2016-2025)

  • Conducting research in mathematics education to strengthen scientific recognition nationally and internationally.
  • Producing research in mathematics education that is relevant to the development of Science, Technology, and Arts (IPTEKS).
  • Preparing the study program's resources for accreditation processes at the ASEAN level in the future.
  • Increasing the quality and quantity of lecturers' research and scientific publications in accredited national journals, indexed proceedings, and reputable international journals.

Research Focus Areas

Based on the evaluation of lecturers' expertise availability and the needs of educational development, the research focus is divided into 4 (four) main areas:

1. Psychology of Mathematics Education
Problem solving, problem posing, literacy, and student cognitive analysis.
2. Learning Models & Tools
Development of teaching materials, media, and technology-based strategies (vi-learn).
3. Educational Evaluation
Authentic assessment, HOTS integration, and measurement of Mathematical Literacy.
4. Realistic Math & Socio-Culture
Realistic Mathematics Education (RME), ethnomathematics, and history of mathematics.

4-Area Research Roadmap

2016 2017 2018 - 2019 2020 - 2025
1. Psychology of Mathematics Education
2. Learning Models & Tools
3. Educational Evaluation
4. Realistic Math & Socio-Culture
Cognitive processes, conceptions, misconceptions, user profiles
Mathematical literacy, problem posing, abstraction, problem solving
Cognitive identification & learning model development
Cognitive analysis & tech-integrated intervention development
Development of tools, teaching materials, approach-based media
Implementation of learning with math models/strategies/media
Development of technology-based models/strategies (vi-learn)
Implementation of vi-learn models for broader scope/different topics
Assessment development to explore decisions/problems
Development of authentic assessment in learning
Development of authentic assessment & ICT-based HOTS, KKNI
Implementation of assessment (HOTS, Literacy) for replication
Mapping implementation difficulties in Realistic/Ethno approaches
Development of task design & learning trajectories of RME/Ethno
Development & implementation of RME/Ethno/History learning
Development, implementation & digitization of RME resources

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Achievement Indicator Measurement
Lecturer participation in research Number of Mathematics Education study program lecturers involved in research each year.
Quality of lecturer and student research Number of researches accepted in national and international competitive schemes, plagiarism-free, and ethically compliant.
Application of research results (Community Service/PKM) Number of lecturer community service programs (PKM) based on research results each year.
Research collaborations Number of research projects conducted through continuous collaboration with stakeholders/agencies.
Lecturers' publication capability Number of articles published in reputable international journals (Q1-Q4), international seminar presentations, and IPRs (HAKI) obtained each year.

Strategic Steps of the Study Program

  1. Raising awareness of the importance of research: Motivating every lecturer to write at least one research proposal per year.
  2. Increasing research budget: Allocating study program/faculty operational funds (RBA) as a stimulus for at least 4 lecturer research titles annually.
  3. Building collaborative research: Establishing continuous research collaborations with the government, private sector, and other institutions.
  4. Increasing innovation capacity: Encouraging all lecturers to participate and win competitive research grants both domestically and internationally.
  5. Improving scientific publications: Facilitating lecturers to publish research results in accredited national journals and reputable international journals.
Keywords: UNESA Research Roadmap, UNESA Mathematics Education, Mathematics Research Roadmap, Mathematics Education Evaluation, Mathematics Learning Models, Psychology of Mathematics Education, Realistic Mathematics, FMIPA UNESA