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Peer reviewedBennett, Randy Elliot; Sebrechts, Marc M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1996
Four human judges agreed highly among themselves about the presence of errors committed by 60 adults solving algebra word problems, but were in less agreement about categorizing faults. An expert system agreed with judges about correctness of answers, but was in even less agreement about categorizing the faults. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Algebra, Classification, Computer Assisted Testing
Download full textBennett, Randy Elliot; Sebrechts, Marc M. – 1994
This study evaluated expert system diagnoses of examinees' solutions to complex constructed-response algebra word problems. Problems were presented to three samples (30 college students each), each of which had taken the Graduate Record Examinations General Test. One sample took the problems in paper-and-pencil form and the other two on computer.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Automation, Classification, College Entrance Examinations
