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Performance of primary 4 students at performance based assessment tasks
Citation
Ang, K. C., Boo, H. K., & Toh, K. A. (2003). Performance of primary 4 students at performance based assessment tasks. In Research in and on the classroom: ERAS Conference 2003 Proceedings (pp. 369-382). Singapore: Educational Research Association of Singapore.
Author
Ang, Kok Cheng
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Boo, Hong Kwen
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Toh, Kok Aun
Abstract
To date, little is known about our pupils’ ability in applying mathematical concepts to solving real-world hands-on problems – an essential individual survival skill in the 21st century. With the mode of assessment remaining largely unchanged over the last decade, a teacher’s perception of his/her pupils’ ‘ability to do’ relies much on the traditional pen-and-paper test which may not be holistic in assessing the application skills of the individual. This paper reports on a study which was aimed at finding out pupils’ strengths and weaknesses in approaching hands-on problems in mathematics. Such information could be useful in helping classroom teachers to customise their lessons in a way that would enhance pupil learning and problem-solving. Five-hundredand-four students (N=504) from 14 intact classes of five mainstream primary schools took part in the study. Five mathematics-related performance assessment tasks replicated from the TIMSS-95 Performance Assessment sub-study were used as the main instrument for data collection and the
results analysed and reported.
Date Issued
November 2003
Description
This paper was published in the Proceedings of ERAS Conference held in Singapore from 19-21 November 2003