Assessing mathematical problem solving using comparative judgement

Jones, Ian, Swan, Malcolm and Pollitt, Alistair (2014) Assessing mathematical problem solving using comparative judgement. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 13 (1). pp. 151-177. ISSN 1573-1774

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Abstract

There is an increasing demand from employers and universities for school leavers to be able to apply their mathematical knowledge to problem solving in varied and unfamiliar contexts. These aspects are however neglected in most examinations of mathematics and, consequentially, in classroom teaching. One barrier to the inclusion of mathematical problem solving in assessment is that the skills involved are difficult to define and assess objectively. We present two studies that test a method called comparative judgement (CJ) that might be well suited to assessing mathematical problem solving. CJ is an alternative to traditional scoring that is based on collective expert judgements of students’ work rather than item-by-item scoring schemes. In Study 1 we used CJ to assess traditional mathematics tests and found it performed validly and reliably. In Study 2 we used CJ to assess mathematical problem-solving tasks and again found it performed validly and reliably. We discuss the implications of the results for further research and the implications of CJ for the design of mathematical problem-solving tasks.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/997062
Additional Information: The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10763-013-9497-6
Keywords: assessment comparative judgement examinations mathematical problem solving reliability validity
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-013-9497-6
Depositing User: Collier, Elanor
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2016 15:02
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 20:15
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/32091

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