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Student Distractor Choices on the Mathematics Virginia Standards of Learning Middle School Assessments
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Lewis, Virginia Vimpeny – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Number Concepts; Measurement; Geometry; Probability; Statistics; and Patterns, Functions and Algebra. Procedural Errors were further categorized into the following content categories: Computation; Measurement; Statistics; and Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. The results of the analysis showed the main sources of error for 6th, 7th, and 8th…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Concept Formation, Number Concepts, Grade 6
Games as Formative Assessment Environments: Examining the Impact of Explanations of Scoring and Incentives on Math Learning, Game Performance, and Help Seeking
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Delacruz, Girlie Castro – ProQuest LLC, 2010
To investigate whether games may serve as useful formative assessment environments, this study examined, experimentally, the effects of two aspects of formative assessment on math achievement, game play, and help-seeking behaviors: (a) making assessment criteria explicit through the explanation of scoring rules and (b) incentivizing the use of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Report Cards, Control Groups, Play
Student Participation in Mathematics Discourse in a Standards-Based Middle Grades Classroom
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Lack, Brian – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The vision of K-12 standards-based mathematics reform embraces a greater emphasis on students' ability to communicate their understandings of mathematics by utilizing adaptive reasoning (i.e., reflection, explanation, and justification of thinking) through mathematics discourse. However, recent studies suggest that many students lack the…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Grade 6, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary Education