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Patrick K. Kirkland; Ying Cheng; Nicole M. McNeil – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2024
This Brief Report presents an example of assessment validation using an argument-based approach. The instrument we developed is a Brief Assessment of Students' Mature Number Sense, which measures a central goal in mathematics education. We chose to develop this assessment to provide an efficient way to measure the effect of instructional practices…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Mathematics Education, Measures (Individuals)
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Martin A. Simon – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2024
Students' ability to operate with increasingly more complex units has been shown to be a key factor in their conceptual development. These abilities have been characterized as "stages of units coordination." This article focuses on the domain of composing and decomposing composite units. Using data from a teaching experiment with a…
Descriptors: Numbers, Mathematics Education, Concept Formation, Academic Ability