An Empirical Classification Model for Errors in High School Mathematics.

Movshovitz-Hadar, Nitsa; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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An Empirical Classification Model for Errors in High School Mathematics.

Movshovitz-Hadar, Nitsa; And Others

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v18 n1 p3-14 Jan 1987

A content-oriented analysis of written solutions to test items in Israeli high school graduation examinations in mathematics yielded six error categories: misused data; misinterpreted language; logically invalid inference; distorted theorem or definition; unverified solution; and technical error. (Authors/MNS)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Error Patterns, Mathematics Instruction, Research Reports, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Test Items, Test Theory

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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