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Peer reviewedGreen, David – School Science and Mathematics, 1983
A three-year research project in England investigated the probability concepts of students aged 11-16. A 26-item test was administered to 2,930 students. The development and test results of one item are presented to illustrate the difficulty of item construction and interpretation. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement
Clifford, Paul C.; And Others – 1978
The practical use of such concepts as sets, probability and statistics are considered by many to be vital and necessary to our everyday life. This student manual is intended to familiarize students with these concepts and to provide practice using real life examples. It also attempts to illustrate how the insurance industry uses such mathematic…
Descriptors: Insurance, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education
Australian Council for Educational Research, Hawthorn. – 1978
This item bank was compiled by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to help teachers at the secondary school level construct objective tests in mathematics. The multiple-choice items were written by teachers who attended ACER writing workshops. The questions are classified according to their subject content and the cognitive…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algebra, Foreign Countries, Geometry
Download full textNational Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1988
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports on the status and progress of educational achievement in the United States. Based on its surveys, "The Nation's Report Card" provides comprehensive information about what students in the United States can do in various subject areas. The framework for the 1990 mathematics…
Descriptors: Algebra, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Mathematics
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Research. – 1977
The "Test Development Notebook" is a resource designed for the preparation of tests of literal comprehension for students in grades 1 through 12. This volume contains 200 multiple-choice cloze exercises taken from textbooks in mathematics, and the accompanying answer key. Each exercise carries the code letter of the section to which it belongs.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Answer Keys, Cloze Procedure
Instructional Objectives Exchange, Los Angeles, CA. – 1972
To help classroom teachers in grades K-9 construct mathematics tests, fifteen general objectives, corresponding sub-objectives, sample test items, and answers are presented. In general, sub-objectives are arranged in increasing order of difficulty. The objectives were written to comprehensively cover three categories. The first, graphs, covers the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Guides
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1977
A collection of 96 mathematics items are presented for state and local education agencies to draw upon in designing their own minimal competency tests. These items, part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, have been reviewed in terms of their appropriateness for a minimal competency test for high school graduation. The items are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adults, Algebra, Computation
