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Direct linkModzuka, Charlotte; Long, Caroline; Machaba, France – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of the Annual National Assessment (ANA) Grade 6 Mathematics assessment instrument, administered in the year 2012 guided by the main question: to what extent does the 2012 Grade 6 Mathematics assessment instrument provide meaningful and consistent information for making appropriate…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Mathematics Instruction
Download full textLong, Caroline; Bansilal, Sarah; Debba, Rajan – Pythagoras, 2014
Mathematical Literacy (ML) is a relatively new school subject that learners study in the final 3 years of high school and is examined as a matric subject. An investigation of a 2009 provincial examination written by matric pupils was conducted on both the curriculum elements of the test and learner performance. In this study we supplement the…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Item Response Theory, Mathematics Instruction, Test Items
Long, Caroline; Dunne, Tim; Craig, Tracy S. – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2010
In the transition years, Grades 7 to 9, the shift from natural numbers to rational numbers and the associated multiplicative concepts prove challenging for many learners. The new concepts, operations and notation must be mastered if the student is to thereafter rise to meet the challenges of algebra and more advanced and powerful mathematics. The…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Mathematics Skills, Item Response Theory, Mathematical Concepts
