Human error blamed for Maths mistake
Human error was the cause of the mistake on the higher level maths paper taken by around 15,000 Leaving Cert students this summer. An investigation by the States Examination Commission says staff issues together with operational demands associated with preparing exam papers led to the error on the Higher Level 2 paper. The trigonometry question caused distress to students but they were not penalised and the Commission is taking measures to ensure a mistake of this kind is not repeated again. Richard Lanford from the S-E-C says the incident is regrettable: (Click above for audio)
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