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Peer reviewedStrauss, Sidney; Bichler, Efraim – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1988
Reports on a study to determine the development of children's understanding of seven properties of the arithmetic mean and to assess the effects of material used in the testing and the medium of presentation. Some differences were found in children's reasoning. No significant differences were found for materials or medium of presentation. (PK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Manipulative Materials
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1987
Information is presented about the grade 9 mathematics examination to be administered in 1988. Contents include: (1) Introduction; (2) General Information (including Purpose of the Achievement Testing Program, Nature of the Achievement Testing Program, Exemptions from the Achievement Testing Program, Students Receiving Instruction in French,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1987
Information is presented about the grade 12 diploma examinations for Mathematics 30, Biology 30, Chemistry 30, and Physics 30 to be administered in 1988. Included are both the French and English language versions of the document. Topics explained include: (1) general format of the examinations (stating the content, emphasis, and time allotments);…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biology, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries
McDonald, Jacqueline; And Others – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1992
Reports a study to explore student's computational performance on computer-administered testing situations while at the computer. Students from grades 3-6 (n=100) were randomly assigned to treatment order, computer assessment first or paper/pencil assessment first. Significant differences occurred in three areas: completion time, number of mental…
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1985
Information is presented about the grade 12 diploma examinations for Mathematics 30, Biology 30, Chemistry 30, and Physics 30 that were administered in 1986. Topics explained include: (1) general format of the examinations (stating the content, emphasis, and time allotments); (2) examination schedules (listing the calendar dates and times for the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biology, Chemistry, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedSchoen, Harold L.; And Others – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1990
Describes responses of fifth to eighth grade students to different types of test items requiring estimation. Reports that performance differed by item format, types of numbers and operations in the items, and grade level of students. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textSiskind, Teri G.; Rose, Janet S. – 1986
The Charleston County School District (CCSD) has recently begun development of criterion-referenced tests (CRT) in different subject areas and for different grade levels. This paper outlines the process that CCSD followed in the development of math and language arts tests for grades one through eight and area exams for required high school…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
