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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
Gallagher, Ann M. – 1992
An item classification scheme developed by A. M. Gallagher (1990) was refined, resulting in a more accurate prediction of sex differences in the mathematical sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Differential Item Functioning (DIF) procedures for examinees scoring over 650 indicated that the majority of items favoring males required the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Classification, College Entrance Examinations, High Achievement
