Junior Cert paper challenges perceptions of maths concepts

The first maths papers for Junior Certificate students were taken yesterday evening and around 32,000 were taking the higher level exam.

Junior Cert paper challenges perceptions of maths concepts

Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) spokesman, Robert Chaney, thought it was fair, keeping as it did to the Project Maths syllabus principle of challenging student perceptions of maths concepts.

Mr Chaney said there was an emphasis on the use and interpretation of graphs, an accessible algebra questions, and a nice question on exchange rates.

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