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ERIC Number: EJ602238
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Assessment of Student Problem-Solving on Ill-Defined Tasks.
Leighton, Jacqueline P.; Rogers, W. Todd; Maguire, Thomas O.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v45 n4 p409-27 Win 1999
An "ill-defined" informal performance task was constructed to evaluate secondary students' problem solving in mathematics. The task for 170 students in grades 9 and 10 was to evaluate other students' solutions to two mathematics questions. Higher-achieving students generally preferred responses reflecting multiple approaches to problem solving, but most students exhibited problem-solving biases. Contains 27 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Heuristics, Mathematics Instruction, Performance Based Assessment, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue title: "Measurement and Evaluation: Current and Future Research Directions for the New Millennium."