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Can Students Do Mathematical Problem Solving? Results from Constructed-Response Questions in NAEP's 1992 Mathematics Assessment.

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Dossey, John A.; And Others – 1993

In the 1992 mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), approximately one-third of the questions and about half of the student response time were devoted to questions asking students to construct their own responses. Regular constructed response items required a short answer with a problem solution, while…

Descriptors: Constructed Response, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12

On Their Own: Student Response to Open-Ended Tests in Social Studies.

Thomas, Brenda – 1989

In the spring of 1988, the Massachusetts Department of Education administered its second biennial assessment (the Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program) of students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies. This report discusses the use of open-ended questions in the tests of social studies. One-twelfth of…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Current Events, Elementary School Students