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Burfitt, Joan – Australian Journal of Education, 2021
The aim of this study was to show that some of the errors made by students when responding to mathematics assessment items can indicate progress in the development of conceptual understanding. By granting partial credit for specific incorrect responses by early secondary students, estimates of the difficulty of demonstrating full and partial…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Test Items, Concept Formation, Mathematical Concepts
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Thoma, Athina; Nardi, Elena – International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2018
We explore the transition from school to university through a commognitive (Sfard 2008) analysis of twenty-two students' examination scripts from the end of year examination of a first year, year-long module on Sets, Numbers, Proofs and Probability in a UK mathematics department. Our analysis of the scripts relies on a preliminary analysis of the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, College Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts