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Direct linkPrendergast, Mark; Treacy, Paraic – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2018
Algebra has long been identified as an area of difficulty in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Evidence of this difficulty can be found in Irish secondary-level classrooms. Chief Examiner Reports have consistently identified algebra as an area of student weakness in State examinations. In light of poor student performance, and as part of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Algebra, Educational Change, Secondary School Curriculum
Hourigan, Mairéad; O'Donoghue, John – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2015
There is international dissatisfaction regarding the standard of mathematics subject matter knowledge (MSMK) evident among both qualified and prospective elementary teachers. Ireland is no exception. Following increasing anecdotal evidence of prospective elementary teachers in one Irish College of Education (provider of initial teacher education…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Faulkner, Fiona; Hannigan, Ailish; Gill, Olivia – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2010
This article reports on the mathematical competency of students entering third-level education in the University of Limerick (UL). Data from diagnostic testing, gathered on 5,949 students between the years 1998 and 2008, are used to demonstrate the changes in competency levels of students entering UL. There has been a significant decline in the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Foreign Countries, Competence, Higher Education
