Leaving Cert DCG: Approachable questions for students who thought conceptually
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More time, extra points: parents of dyslexic children sitting Leaving Cert have their say
Parents suggest extra marks could help level the playing field for dyslexic students
Leaving Cert physics: Tricky questions offset by choice on higher-level paper
Ordinary-level paper also had plenty of choice and some nice topics, say teachers, but ‘there was a lot of English and reading’
Leaving Cert chemistry a ‘fair but testing exam’ with ‘familiar topics’
Higher-level paper had a ‘few fresh angles that required students to think’, says teacher
Leaving Cert Spanish paper had ‘something for everyone’
Majority of questions were approachable to students of all levels, says teacher
Leaving Cert agricultural science leaves teachers divided
Students either knew the answer or did not, as ‘no room for reasoning’
‘What can we do to help our anxious son through his last exams?’
Ask the Expert: ‘He knows the stuff, but he can panic on the day of exams’
‘I haven’t cried yet, which is a win’: Leaving Cert diarists on the exams so far
Students found history and maths particularly challenging
Leaving Cert art: State Examinations Commission listens to criticism of last year’s paper
‘This paper gave students a lot of opportunities to show their knowledge of the subject’
Leaving Cert German: The fairest paper so far this year
Teachers report accessible questions, familiar vocabulary and manageable grammar
Leaving Cert construction studies paper praised for accessibility
‘Paper contained questions on household extensions and adapting them for ... disabled or elderly people’
Leaving Cert business: Largely fair paper with a tough compulsory question
‘A good, balanced paper allowing students to display their knowledge’
Leaving Certificate Applied: ‘If you’re a more practical person, it is really good’
Reduced emphasis on exams can suit some students
A simple answer to students’ Irish problem
Irish exam is far more demanding and arduous on the student
Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds
Gap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report says
Leaving Cert history: ‘Very challenging’ paper with few predicted staples
No major shocks, but very few questions that could be described as highly predictable
Leaving Cert French exam gets mixed reaction from teachers: ‘Odd, challenging, balanced’
Some feel the higher-level paper was accessible and fair, but others think it contained tricky vocabulary
Leaving Cert biology paper contains mistake that may have caught out students
State Examinations Commission apologises for error, which will be taken into account in marking
Leaving Cert Irish paper two contained more challenging unseen elements than in previous years
Prose and poetry questions were approachable but some of the reading comprehensions may have been challenging
Sophie should be doing her Junior Cert exams, but instead she’s sorting out her wardrobe
Mother of student with dyslexia made the difficult decision that her daughter shouldn’t sit the exams
Rise in Irish exemptions denies children part of their identity, report says
Spiralling exemptions are being driven by increased diagnosis of learning disabilities such as dyslexia, says report
Piano tuning and Leaving Cert coverage
Don’t let a tricky maths question put you off piano tuning as a career
Leaving Cert: Happier Monday for students following Maths paper two
Hopefully, Leaving Cert students who left school halls drained and miserable last Friday after the higher-level maths paper were a little happier following the second paper
Leaving Cert Irish paper one: Students glad to see predicted topics
Ordinary-level Leaving Cert Irish paper considered fair, manageable and accessible for students
Leaving Cert maths paper two gets far more positive response from students
Jean Kelly, a maths teacher, said that the ordinary-level paper was fair, modern and thoughtfully designed
Siblings at exam time: ‘You will be unfairly treated... When it’s your turn the same will apply to you’
Psychotherapist Colman Noctor would much prefer to see a child approaching the exams in a ‘chilled’ fashion, rather than ‘stressed out of it’
A quick summer survival guide for parents of Irish teenagers
Jen Hogan: Three months of nothingness lies ahead for some secondary school students
Last-minute tips ahead of the Leaving Cert Irish exams
Irish teacher Hugh Gallagher suggests it’s better to stick to simple, accurate sentences when writing answers, as opposed to more complex ones, where mistakes can occur
U2’s Adam Clayton and others on their boarding school days: ‘Being separated from the age of 8 was a trauma’
How do famous former boarders view their time at school now?
Leaving Cert: ‘It requires a lot of mental energy to sit a full exam paper’
Kat Ruane (18) has ADHD and dyspraxia, and finds it hard to manage the timings of exams
On the Leaving Cert: Students do best when they can choose subjects that best suit them
A broad education is important, especially in the early years, but by senior cycle many students are ready to build on their strengths
Leaving Cert: It’s time to relax, recover and recharge
Okay, it was a short week, but it probably didn’t feel like that for anyone sitting the tests.
Leaving Cert maths, paper one: A song and dance about a bum note
Students were generally relieved with an approachable higher-level maths paper one, but the element of choice allowed them to swerve trickier questions, teachers said.
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