Calls for more creative class approach to maths

LEAVING Certificate results underline the need for a more creative approach to engage young people in the promotion of maths and science, it was emphasised yesterday.

Calls for more creative class approach to maths

The suggestion came from the managers of the award-winning Centre for the Advancement of Learning of Maths, Science & Technology (CALMAST) at Waterford Institute of Technology.

Dr Sheila Donegan and Eoin Gill received the Descartes Prize for Science Communication from the European Commission this year. They say engaging proactively with primary schoolchildren has potential for sparking the children’s interest in science, engineering and technology — an interest they can pursue at second-level and in higher education.

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