Draft Leaving Certificate Computer Science Specification published!
The NCCA have published the draft specification for Senior Cycle Computer Science
The NCCA have published the draft specification for Senior Cycle Computer Science
Mathematics is a fundamental intellectual tool in computing, but computing is increasingly used as a key component in mathematics and there are obvious connections between computing and mathematics in the areas of numerical analysis, logic and number theory. Computer science has had an impact on many branches of mathematics – replacing existing proofs by computer…
Two Prime Ministers were sitting in a room discussing affairs of state. Suddenly a man bursts in, apoplectic with fury, shouting and stamping and banging his fist on the desk. The resident prime minister admonishes him: “Peter,” he says, “kindly remember Rule Number 6,” whereupon Peter is instantly restored to complete calm, apologises, and withdraws. …
Many of us who have attended Higher Education leave with an award and the technical skills we have developed. However what about the behavioural and the emotional development of our graduates? Were they taught how to understand or govern emotions, or how to reflect on the purpose of life? Perhaps schools and universities should offer some further guidance…
Following on from my previous post on the Retention of Computing Students, I wanted to examine the retention literature and present the theoretical models underpinning a students decision to withdraw from their course in more detail. As I stated previously, in the field of academic student retention literature Tinto’s model is held in high regard and…
Maths Week event for BME students @edtechne @MathsNuig @nuigalway – thank you to the students at @stjosephsbish agreeing to come! http://ow.ly/d/7XjB
The Women who led the way in Computer Programming via @RTEBrainstorm
Those students who drift into higher education without a strong sense of purpose are likely to exhibit lower levels of commitment and hence persistence. Research has shown consistently that efforts to improve or maintain student motivation can lead to better retention and achievement (Martinez 1997). The intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence the student on…
Dweck and Leggett among others, argue for the importance of students’ reasons for engaging in academic work in explaining their learning behaviours, where some students pursue performance goals and others pursue learning goals (Dweck and Leggett 1988; Elliott and Dweck 1988). Goal orientation, extrinsic and intrinsic motivation are different ways to describe students’ reasons for…
Three simple stories connected by a common thread.. The brilliant work by Accenture and the Royal Irish Academy last year in the commissioning of portraits was well highlighted and generated much interest. I felt immensely proud that my former employer undertook such a project and recognised the work of great female academics. Also last year,…
Analysis: from poetry and sports to history, dancing and storytelling, there’s an abundance of ways to teach maths in a creative manner
Innovations in Learning – a guest blog post for the Irish Research Council