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Adult Science Learners' Mathematical Mistakes: An Analysis of Responses to Computer-Marked Questions
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Download full textJordan, Sally – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
Inspection of thousands of student responses to computer-marked assessment questions has brought insight into the errors made by adult distance learners of science. Most of the questions analysed were in summative use and required students to construct their own response. Both of these things increased confidence in the reliability of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Education
