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Comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2009.
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| author2 | Engelbrecht, Johann C. (Johannes Cornelis), 1946- |
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/24261 Comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics Engelbrecht, Johann C. (Johannes Cornelis), 1946- Harding, Ansie belinda.huntley@wits.ac.za Huntley, Belinda Constructed response questions Provided response questions Assessment components Assessment taxonomies Good mathematics questions Quality index Mathematics assessment Multiple choice questions UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2009. In this study, I investigate how successful provided response questions, such as multiple choice questions, are as an assessment format compared to the conventional constructed response questions. Based on the literature on mathematics assessment, I firstly identify an assessment taxonomy, consisting of seven mathematics assessment components, ordered by cognitive levels of difficulty and cognitive skills. I then develop a theoretical framework, for determining the quality of a question, with respect to three measuring criteria: discrimination index, confidence index and expert opinion. The theoretical framework forms the foundation against which I construct the Quality Index (QI) model for measuring how good a mathematics question is. The QI model gives a quantitative value to the quality of a question. I also give a visual representation of the quality of a question in terms of a radar plot. I illustrate the use of the QI model for quantifying the quality of mathematics questions in a particular undergraduate mathematics course, in both of the two assessment formats – provided response questions (PRQs) and constructed response questions (CRQs). I then determine which of the seven assessment components can best be assessed in the PRQ format and which can best be assessed in the CRQ format. In addition I also investigate student preferences between the two assessment formats. Mathematics and Applied Mathematics unrestricted 2013-09-06T16:59:42Z 2009-04-08 2013-09-06T16:59:42Z 2008-09-03 2009-04-08 2009-01-20 Thesis 2008 D554/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24261 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01202009-163129/ ©University of Pretoria 2008 D554/ application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Constructed response questions Provided response questions Assessment components Assessment taxonomies Good mathematics questions Quality index Mathematics assessment Multiple choice questions UCTD Comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics |
| title | Comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics |
| title_full | Comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics |
| title_fullStr | Comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics |
| title_short | Comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics |
| title_sort | comparing different assessment formats in undergraduate mathematics |
| topic | Constructed response questions Provided response questions Assessment components Assessment taxonomies Good mathematics questions Quality index Mathematics assessment Multiple choice questions UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24261 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01202009-163129/ |