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Blando, John A.; And Others – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1989
Seventh-grade students were tested to uncover arithmetic errors. Answers and intermediate steps were analyzed and models to represent students' behavior were developed. Certain errors were common across students. Others were tied to the format of the test item. Some superficial understandings of mathematical concepts were exposed. (Author/DC)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computation, Error Patterns
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
These item specifications were developed as a part of the Arkansas "Minimum Performance Testing Program" (MPT). There is one item specification for each instructional objective included in the MPT. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure an…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
These item specifications were developed as a part of the Arkansas "Minimum Performance Testing Program" (MPT). There is one item specification for each instructional objective included in the MPT. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure an…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1979
This three-part guide presents a brief program description along with lists of performance objectives and lists of test items for the Des Moines (Iowa) Public Schools Title I Elementary Mathematics Program. The program description provides background information on the Des Moines Public School District and describes the student selection/screening…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Behavioral Objectives, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Education
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
These item specifications were developed as a part of the Arkansas "Minimum Performance Testing Program" (MPT). There is one item specification for each instructional objective included in the MPT. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure an…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Objectives, Geometry, Grade 8
O'Brien, Aileen; Cabral, Sheryl Ann – 1989
This is a project in an emerging line of research investigating children's informed knowledge of mathematics questions. The purpose of this study was to analyze the ability of students who had not received multiplication or division instruction to solve multiplication and division word problems. The study consisted of videotaped interviews with 89…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Division, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1