Bridging the primary to secondary school mathematics divide: Teachers' perspectives

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dc.contributor.authorPrendergast, Mark
dc.contributor.authorO'Meara, Niamh
dc.contributor.authorO'Hara, Clare
dc.contributor.authorHarbison, Lorraine
dc.contributor.authorCantley, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-07T10:15:58Z
dc.date.available2020-08-07T10:15:58Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2020-07-31T09:58:30Z
dc.description.abstractThe transition from primary to secondary school is regarded as one of the most difficult crossings in students’ educational careers. The move, which typically occurs between the ages of twelve and fourteen, can be particularly pronounced for mathematics. This article describes the results of a questionnaire distributed in the Republic of Ireland in which the views of primary and secondary teachers were ascertained with regard to the transition process. A total of 298 primary and 173 secondary teachers completed the questionnaire. Results showed that teachers at both levels identified similar issues such as a lack of continuity between curricula, a lack of knowledge of each other’s curriculum and a lack of communication between both levels. Many of the teachers’ suggestions on how the transition process could be improved centred on these issues, as well as highlighting a need to provide joint professional development opportunities for teachers.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationPrendergast, M., O'Meara, N., O'Hara, C., Harbison, L., and Cantley, I. (2019) 'Bridging the primary to secondary school mathematics divide: Teachers'perspectives', Issues In Educational Research, 29 (1), pp. 243-260.en
dc.identifier.endpage260en
dc.identifier.issn1837-6290
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIssues In Educational Researchen
dc.identifier.startpage243en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10364
dc.identifier.volume29en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWestern Australian Institutes for Educational Researchen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.iier.org.au/iier29/prendergast.pdf
dc.rights© 2019 the authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licenseen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectTransitionen
dc.subjectPrimary schoolen
dc.subjectSecondary schoolen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectSchool transitionen
dc.titleBridging the primary to secondary school mathematics divide: Teachers' perspectivesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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