| Title: |
Computer-Based Formative Assessment for Problem Solving |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Sharmin Söderström (ORCID 0000-0002-2863-0499) |
| Source: |
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 2024 55(10):2645-2669. |
| Availability: |
Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
25 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Computer Assisted Testing; Formative Evaluation; Mathematics Instruction; Problem Solving; Thinking Skills; Computer Software; Metacognition; Heuristics; Creative Thinking; Learning Strategies; Web Sites; Task Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Sweden |
| DOI: |
10.1080/0020739X.2023.2178982 |
| ISSN: |
0020-739X; 1464-5211 |
| Abstract: |
This study focuses on computer-based formative assessment for supporting problem solving and reasoning in mathematics. To be able to assist students who find themselves in difficulties, the software suggested descriptions - diagnoses - of the encountered difficulty the students could choose from. Thereafter, the software provided metacognitive and heuristic feedback as suitable. The findings provide insight into how formative assessment can be designed to support students during their problem solving and indicate that diagnosis and feedback could be helpful for promoting students' creative reasoning. In other words, the feedback guided students in justifying, monitoring, and controlling their solution method. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1441265 |
| Database: |
ERIC |