Search results for author:"Mark Prendergast"
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Time Allocated to Mathematics in Post-Primary Schools in Ireland: Are We in Double Trouble?
Niamh O'Meara; Mark Prendergast
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 49, No. 4 (2018) pp. 501–516
Mathematics educators and legislators worldwide have begun placing a greater emphasis on teaching mathematics for understanding and through the use of real-life applications. Revised curricula have led to the time allocated to mathematics in...
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Mathematical Thinking: Challenging Prospective Teachers to Do More than "Talk the Talk"
Mark Prendergast; Patrick Johnson; Olivia Fitzmaurice; Miriam Liston; Lisa O'Keeffe; Niamh O'Meara
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 45, No. 5 (2014) pp. 635–647
This paper reports on a research project which aims to improve prospective mathematics teachers' relational understanding and pedagogical beliefs for teaching in second-level Irish classrooms. Prospective mathematics teachers complete their...