PQ 199
199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns raised by students following the ordinary level leaving certificate mathematics paper 1 examination this year in relation to elements of the higher level paper being incorporated into this; if there is a strategy of making ordinary level mathematics papers more difficult in order to push students into doing the higher level papers; and her plans to address this with the State Examinations Commission. [22837/15]
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11 June 2015
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11 June 2015 · State Examinations
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written
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O'Brien, Jonathan.
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Education
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11 June 2015
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199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns raised by students following the ordinary level leaving certificate mathematics paper 1 examination this year in relation to elements of the higher level paper being incorporated into this; if there is a strategy of making ordinary level mathematics papers more difficult in order to push students into doing the higher level papers; and her plans to address this with the State Examinations Commission. [22837/15]
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11 June 2015
State Examinations
199. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns raised by students following the ordinary level leaving certificate mathematics paper 1 examination this year in relation to elements of the higher level paper being incorporated into this; if there is a strategy of making ordinary level mathematics papers more difficult in order to push students into doing the higher level papers; and her plans to address this with the State Examinations Commission. [22837/15]
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