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Title: Can a Short Online Test Diagnose Student Thinking?
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.
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