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Direct linkHaines, Christopher; Crouch, Rosalind – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2005
In this research paper we discuss how some multiple-choice questions may be used to improve understanding, to develop and to assess modelling capabilities and as an aid to teaching.
Descriptors: Test Items, Multiple Choice Tests, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedStacey, Kaye – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1987
Discusses some of the aspects of problem solving that teachers can observe for assessment purposes in a student's practical and written work. Suggests that these observations can be incorporated into a student's assessment traditionally or using alternative assessment devices. (PK)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
