Can a Short Online Test Diagnose Student Thinking?
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| Title: | Can a Short Online Test Diagnose Student Thinking? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Vicki Steinle, Kaye Stacey, Beth Price, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) |
| Source: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2024. |
| Availability: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Elementary Education Grade 8 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Grade 9 High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests, Student Evaluation, Predictor Variables, Grade 8, Grade 9, Thinking Skills, Diagnostic Tests, Test Reliability, Equations (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Computation |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| Abstract: | This paper provides evidence that a short, fully online, well-constructed diagnostic test based on research literature can give teachers information about their students' thinking and strategies that is sufficiently accurate to use for formative assessment purposes. The example is a test for students beginning to learn to solve equations. The main goal is to inform their teacher of the solving strategies each can use. Accuracy data from 3010 students is analysed to judge how well the overall performance of each group matches predictions. Alongside a previous analysis of misconceptions and common errors, we show this test gives teachers a good picture of most students to plan their lessons. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED660979 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper provides evidence that a short, fully online, well-constructed diagnostic test based on research literature can give teachers information about their students' thinking and strategies that is sufficiently accurate to use for formative assessment purposes. The example is a test for students beginning to learn to solve equations. The main goal is to inform their teacher of the solving strategies each can use. Accuracy data from 3010 students is analysed to judge how well the overall performance of each group matches predictions. Alongside a previous analysis of misconceptions and common errors, we show this test gives teachers a good picture of most students to plan their lessons. |
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