Search results for author:"Mark Prendergast"
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Influence of Gender, Single-Sex and Co-Educational Schooling on Students' Enjoyment and Achievement in Mathematics
Mark Prendergast; John O'Donoghue
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 45, No. 8 (2014) pp. 1115–1130
This research investigates the influence that gender, single-sex and co-educational schooling can have on students' mathematics education in second-level Irish classrooms. Although gender differences in mathematics education have been the...
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"Students Enjoyed and Talked about the Classes in the Corridors": Pedagogical Framework Promoting Interest in Algebra
Mark Prendergast; John O'Donoghue
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 45, No. 6 (2014) pp. 795–812
Research suggests that there are two major reasons for the low numbers taking Higher Level mathematics in Ireland: namely, ineffective teaching and a subsequent lack of student interest in the subject. Traditional styles of teaching make it...