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Download full textGallagher, Ann; Mandinach, Ellen – 1992
Twenty-four students who scored 650 or more on the Scholastic Aptitude Test Mathematics test (SAT-M) were asked to think aloud while solving 13 mathematics items in either multiple-choice or free-response format. Strategies students used to solve the items were classified as either algorithmic or insightful. Data analyses indicated that items in…
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Students, Higher Education, Mathematics Tests
