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Direct linkHar, Yeap Ban – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2010
National tests, an influential assessment practice in many countries in East Asia, are often blamed as obstacles to good instructional practices. In this paper, the positive impact of assessment, national tests in particular, is discussed using the case of Singapore. The first part of the paper includes an analysis of items from the primary grade…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Metacognition, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Wu, Margaret – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2010
This paper makes an in-depth comparison of the PISA (OECD) and TIMSS (IEA) mathematics assessments conducted in 2003. First, a comparison of survey methodologies is presented, followed by an examination of the mathematics frameworks in the two studies. The methodologies and the frameworks in the two studies form the basis for providing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedForster, Patricia A.; Mueller, Ute; Haimes, David; Malone, John – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2003
Inquires into assessment items classified as "extended pieces of work" in applicable mathematics in Western Australia. Identifies opportunities for graphics calculator use in extended pieces implemented in schools. Concludes that availability of the technology has widened the scope of approaches used in extended pieces of work in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
This pilot test for ninth grade mathematics is written in both French and English. The test consists of 75 multiple-choice items. Students are given 90 minutes to complete the examination and the use of a calculator is highly recommended. The test content covers a wide range of mathematical topics including: decimals; exponents; arithmetic word…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
This achievement test for ninth grade mathematics is written in both French and English. The test consists of 75 multiple-choice items. Students are given 90 minutes to complete the examination, with the use of calculators permitted. The test content covers a wide range of mathematical content including: positive and negative exponents; word…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
This twelfth grade diploma examination is written in both French and English. The test consists of 52 multiple-choice items and three written response questions. Two and one-half hours are provided for taking the test; approved calculators may be used. The test content covers a wide range of mathematical topics including: geometry; trigonometry;…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Download full textForster, Patricia Ann; Mueller, Ute – 2000
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the Western Australian Calculus Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE) papers for 1996-99, two years before and two years after the introduction of graphics calculators on the examination. Changes in the questions that asked students to graph rational functions and students' answers to the corresponding…
Descriptors: Calculus, Comparative Analysis, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries
Chick, Helen L., Ed.; Vincent, Jill L., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
The first volume of the 29th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education contains plenary lecture and research forum papers as listed below. Short oral communications papers, poster presentations, brief summaries of discussion groups, and working sessions are also included in the volume. The plenary…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary School Mathematics, Semiotics, Mathematics Education
