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Marshall, Sandra P. – 1986
Open-ended individually administered questions can ascertain whether students can reason about arithmetic problems. Free response test items are useful in assessing students' thought processes as they solve mathematics story problems. Since story problems do not state explicitly which arithmetic operations are required for solution, students must…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Measurement, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedSilver, Edward A.; Kenney, Patricia Ann – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1993
Explored relationships between 137 grade-8 cognitive items used in the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress and selected themes from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'"Standards." About half the items related to four "Standards" themes, with most of those being related to problem solving and reasoning.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Grade 8, Item Analysis
