Niall Duddy, ASTI subject representative and a teacher at Presentation College, Athenry, Co Galway, said on Monday that it was a tale of two higher-level Leaving Certificate maths papers. “They ...

Maths is over! Watch the videos here where two maths teachers analyse Leaving Cert Maths Higher Level Paper 1 and Paper 2. In the video above, David Callan from the Institute of Education takes ...

Many students appear to be completing assignments faster while learning less from them. This conclusion comes from one of the largest studies of how generative AI is changing student behavior and ...

The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got six or seven of the ten questions right.

The University of California (UC) announced Thursday that it is launching a comprehensive review of its standardized testing policy. The pivot follows a massive revolt by faculty members who warn they ...

Aimee Harper is the Irish Independent Leaving Cert diarist for 2026. Aimee (19) is a sixth-year student at Coláiste Chiaráin in Leixlip, Co Kildare. In her fifth entry, Aimee gives her thoughts on ...

Thyroid function tests are blood tests that measure hormone levels to check how well your thyroid is working. The most common tests are thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroxine (T4), which help ...

Our genomes contain hundreds of genes with antiviral jobs that are called into action when a virus succeeds in infecting one of our cells. By acting cooperatively, these genes provide defense against ...

Two-year-olds are delightfully curious. They love to push buttons, wiggle their bodies and use all their senses to figure out how things work. Imagine the world through their eyes: so much of what ...