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O'Sullivan, Brendan, Breen, Sinead and O'Shea, Ann (2012) A consideration of familiarity in Irish mathematics examinations. Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, 32 (2). pp. 70-75.
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Abstract
In this paper, we focus on the idea of familiarity and the differing levels of
it that are apparent in Irish mathematics end of school state examination
questions. We provide the results of an analysis of recent Higher Level
and Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate mathematics examinations in
terms of familiarity. Our findings do not indicate any particular recurring
pattern evident in the levels of familiarity measured but generally not
more than 20% of marks are allocated to unfamiliar questions.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | familiarity; assessment; mathematics examinations; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Mathematics and Statistics |
| Item ID: | 4907 |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Ann O'Shea |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2014 12:29 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics |
| Publisher: | BSRLM |
| Refereed: | No |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/4907 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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