Naslov
Using Comparative Judgement to Assess Students’ Mathematical Proficiency Regarding Quadratic Function

Autori
Gusic, Matea

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
International Scientific and Art Conference Contemporary Themes in Education - CTE - Book of Abstracts / - , 2019, 176-177

ISBN
978-953-8115-65-3

Skup
International Scientific and Art Conference: Contemporary Themes in Education

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 15.11.2019. - 17.11.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Assessment ; Comparative Judgement ; Mathematical Proficiency ; Quadratic function ;

Sažetak
Mathematical proficiency theory is a comprehensive view of successful mathematics learning. It includes five equally important and mutually interdependent strands that represent different aspects of a complex whole: conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, strategic competence, adaptive reasoning, and productive disposition (Kilpatrick, Swafford & Findell, 2001). The procedural fluency strand, separately or in contrast with conceptual understanding, has been researched extensively. Researching aspects of strategy, metacognition and beliefs represent significant issues (Schoenfeld, 2007). Thus, some aspects of mathematical proficiency, e.g., conceptual understanding and adaptive reasoning, are neglected in most assessments. Generally, the strands of mathematical proficiency are investigated separately, contrary to the request to assess the aspects of mathematical proficiency as a whole, and not just its separate components (Burkhardt, 2007). This paper aims to address the deficiencies of standard mathematical testing and to enable assessment of more open and less structured tasks, by using an alternative approach to assessment, named comparative judgement. Comparative judgement offers the potential for assessing some global constructs such as mathematical ability and problem-solving (Jones & Inglis, 2015). The objective of this paper was to research the potential of such an assessment approach for investigating students’ mathematical proficiency. To this end, mathematical proficiency regarding the quadratic function of one high school class was first tested and then assessed using the comparative judgement method.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Matematika, Pedagogija

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