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ERIC Number: EJ348115
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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An Empirical Classification Model for Errors in High School Mathematics.
Movshovitz-Hadar, Nitsa; And Others
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v18 n1 p3-14 Jan 1987
A content-oriented analysis of written solutions to test items in Israeli high school graduation examinations in mathematics yielded six error categories: misused data; misinterpreted language; logically invalid inference; distorted theorem or definition; unverified solution; and technical error. (Authors/MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Error Patterns, Mathematics Instruction, Research Reports, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Test Items, Test Theory
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Israel; Mathematics Education Research