The Relationship between Students' Performance on Conventional Standardized Mathematics Assessments and Complex Mathematical Modeling Problems

Autor/inn/en	Kartal, Ozgul; Dunya, Beyza Aksu; Diefes-Dux, Heidi A.; Zawojewski, Judith S.
Titel	The Relationship between Students' Performance on Conventional Standardized Mathematics Assessments and Complex Mathematical Modeling Problems
Quelle	In: International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2 (2016) 1, S.239-252 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-9955
Schlagwörter	Mathematical Models; STEM Education; Standardized Tests; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Instruction; College Entrance Examinations; Scores; Achievement Tests; Mathematics Education; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Pretests Posttests; Calculus; College Students; Mathematics Activities; Engineering; Statistical Analysis; Data Collection; Teaching Methods; Correlation; Mathematics Skills; Predictor Variables; Regression (Statistics); Denmark; Indiana; ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; STEM; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Aufnahmeprüfung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Mathematische Bildung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Collegestudent; Maschinenbau; Statistische Analyse; Data capture; Datensammlung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Korrelation; Mathematics ability; Prädiktor; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Dänemark; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	Critical to many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career paths is mathematical modeling--specifically, the creation and adaptation of mathematical models to solve problems in complex settings. Conventional standardized measures of mathematics achievement are not structured to directly assess this type of mathematical modeling. Therefore, a major question is whether a conventional standardized test can serve as a reliable "predictor" of students' potential to mathematical modeling performance. To investigate this question, a study was designed to find the relation between students' conventional standardized measures of mathematics achievement and their performance on mathematical modeling problems. Students' (N = 1656) SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) mathematics scores were used as a conventional standardized measure of achievement and students' scores on two model-creation problems based on complex settings were used to capture mathematical modeling performance to answer the question whether standardized achievement tests function well in predicting their mathematical modeling performance. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Research in Education and Science. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya 42090 Turkey. e-mail: ijresoffice@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijres.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01