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Peer reviewedBennett, Randy Elliot; Sebrechts, Marc M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1996
Four human judges agreed highly among themselves about the presence of errors committed by 60 adults solving algebra word problems, but were in less agreement about categorizing faults. An expert system agreed with judges about correctness of answers, but was in even less agreement about categorizing the faults. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Algebra, Classification, Computer Assisted Testing
Peer reviewedSebrechts, Marc M.; And Others – Cognition and Instruction, 1996
Examined relations between algebraic word-problem attributes and students' strategies, errors, and problem difficulty. Found that constructed responses capture strategy formulation and high-level planning--as do traditional measures of quantitative reasoning--but are more sensitive to individual problem characteristics and procedural errors that…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Error Patterns
Download full textSebrechts, Marc M.; And Others – 1993
This report describes the development of a new tool for assessment research in graduate education. The tool, the Algebra Assessment System, is based on GIDE, a pre-existing program that diagnostically analyzes complex constructed responses to algebra word problems. The project had three goals. The first goal was to build a generically usable…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Interfaces
Sebrechts, Marc M.; And Others – 1993
The construct validity of algebra word problems for measuring quantitative reasoning was examined, focusing on an analysis of problem attributes and on the analysis of constructed-response solutions. Constructed-response solutions to 20 problems from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test were collected from 51 undergraduates.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Construct Validity, Constructed Response
Bennett, Randy Elliot; Sebrechts, Marc M. – 1994
This study evaluated expert system diagnoses of examinees' solutions to complex constructed-response algebra word problems. Problems were presented to three samples (30 college students each), each of which had taken the Graduate Record Examinations General Test. One sample took the problems in paper-and-pencil form and the other two on computer.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Automation, Classification, College Entrance Examinations
Sebrechts, Marc M.; And Others – 1991
This study evaluated agreement between expert system and human scores on 12 algebra word problems taken by Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test examinees from a general sample of 285 and a study sample of 30. Problems were drawn from three content classes (rate x time, work, and interest) and presented in four constructed-response…
Descriptors: Algebra, Automation, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing
