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Palmer, Don; And Others – 1994
This manual is a dictionary of some 150 errors made by students in their work in mathematics. A precise definition and examples are given for each of these errors and these, combined with a description of common causes of the error, form a background for diagnosis of student problems with arithmetic. Teaching strategies and ideas, each linked to a…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Kokoski, Teresa M.; Housner, Lynn Dale – 1994
The present study was an exploratory study of the content-specific knowledge structures of three teacher educators (two in math and one in science). Pathfinder, a method for eliciting associative memory networks, was used to describe the knowledge structures of the teacher educators. Pathfinder was also used to determine changes in knowledge…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algorithms, Cognitive Structures, Higher Education
Coyle, Karen – 1992
The University of California Catalog and Periodicals databases each have over 20 separately contributing libraries, and records for the same work can enter the MELVYL system from different campus libraries. MELVYL's goal is to have one union record for each distinct edition of a work. To promote this goal, the University's Division of Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records
Kelderman, Henk – 1991
In this paper, algorithms are described for obtaining the maximum likelihood estimates of the parameters in log-linear models. Modified versions of the iterative proportional fitting and Newton-Raphson algorithms are described that work on the minimal sufficient statistics rather than on the usual counts in the full contingency table. This is…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Simulation, Educational Assessment, Equations (Mathematics)
Luecht, Richard M.; Hirsch, Thomas M. – 1990
The derivation of several item selection algorithms for use in fitting test items to target information functions is described. These algorithms circumvent iterative solutions by using the criteria of moving averages of the distance to a target information function and simultaneously considering an entire range of ability points used to condition…
Descriptors: Ability, Algorithms, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing
Lam, Tit-Loong; Foong, Yoke-Yeen – 1991
This simulation study involved the design of two two-stage tests in which the routing tests and the second-stage measurement testlets took the form of a multidimensional knapsack problem with prespecified target informations and constraints to be enumerated using the algorithm of E. Balas. Two conventional tests of similar length to the two-stage…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation
Wise, Lauress L.; McLaughlin, Donald H. – 1980
This guidebook is designed for data analysts who are working with computer data files that contain records with incomplete data. It indicates choices the analyst must make and the criteria for making those choices in regard to the following questions: (1) What resources are available for performing the imputation? (2) How big is the data file? (3)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Brinkman, Paul T.; Niwa, Shelley – 1983
Recent developments in econometrics that are relevant to the task of estimating costs in higher education are reviewed. The relative effectiveness of alternative statistical procedures for estimating costs are also tested. Statistical cost estimation involves three basic parts: a model, a data set, and an estimation procedure. Actual data are used…
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Students, Cost Estimates, Full Time Students
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA. – 1985
The critical role of computers in scientific advancement is described in this panel report. With the growing range and complexity of problems that must be solved and with demands of new generations of computers and computer architecture, the importance of computational mathematics is increasing. Multidisciplinary teams are needed; these are found…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Science, Computer Software, Computers
Gentry, Darrell L.; Kennedy, Robert L. – 1988
After an introduction including a brief history of measurement, conversion of units within the customary system, within the metric system, and from customary to metric and vice versa are discussed. A fraction/multiplication system is introduced to teach correct alignment of units of measurement and to direct proper multiplication and division of…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions
Panter, A. T.; Tanaka, J. S. – 1989
A theoretical framework for incorporating item response theory into the measurement of attitude and other personality processes is presented. The person by item model is introduced by considering the conceptual usefulness of such a model in understanding item responding, outlining the form of the model, briefly discussing methods for examining the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Attitude Measures, High School Students, High Schools
Choppin, Bruce – 1982
On well-constructed multiple-choice tests, the most serious threat to measurement is not variation in item discrimination, but the guessing behavior that may be adopted by some students. Ways of ameliorating the effects of guessing are discussed, especially for problems in latent trait models. A new item response model, including an item parameter…
Descriptors: Ability, Algorithms, Guessing (Tests), Item Analysis
Suppes, Patrick; And Others – 1981
This report presents a theory of eye movement that accounts for main features of the stochastic behavior of eye-fixation durations and direction of movement of saccades in the process of solving arithmetic exercises of addition and subtraction. The best-fitting distribution of fixation durations with a relatively simple theoretical justification…
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Computation
Kar, B. Gautam; White, Lee J. – 1975
The feasibility of using a distance measure, called the Bayesian distance, for automatic sequential document classification was studied. Results indicate that, by observing the variation of this distance measure as keywords are extracted sequentially from a document, the occurrence of noisy keywords may be detected. This property of the distance…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automatic Indexing, Bayesian Statistics, Classification
May, Donald M.; And Others – 1978
The Computerized Decision Training (CDT) system, which focuses on improving and sharpening higher order cognitive skills in judgmental decision making, incorporates an adaptive computer program which learns the student's value structure, and uses this structure to train the student in practical decision making. The application of decision models…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Decision Making
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