
Niamh O'Meara
@mearaniamh
Lecturer in Maths Education in School of Education at the University of Limerick & Co-Director of EPISTEM, the National Centre for STEM Education located in UL
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19-05-2016 21:46:01
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Across 3 different studies we have investigated the impact of bonus points for maths & unearthed some unintended consequences. Delighted to see a summary of this work published today by RTÉ Brainstorm A full evaluation of the bonus points system for maths is desperately needed!

Is the bonus points initiative pointless or missing the point?Delighted on the back of our RTÉ Brainstorm article to be invited by The Irish Times to debate this issue . We call for a review&reform of the BPI based on research with teachers Mark Prendergast EPI•STEM University Of Limerick School of Education





