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The effect of using real world contexts in post-16 mathematics questions

The effect of using real world contexts in post-16 mathematics questions
The effect of using real world contexts in post-16 mathematics questions
This paper reports on a study into the effect of real-world contextual framing in sequence questions. Alternative versions of the same questions were presented in explicit, algebraic, word and pattern contexts, and set to a sample of 594 Year 13 students (aged 17-18) in a one-hour test. Facility levels of the questions were then compared. In addition, the paper presents results of a student questionnaire on real-world context which accompanied the test.
mathematics, education, assessment
1463-6840
137-144
Little, Chris
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Jones, Keith
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Little, Chris
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Jones, Keith
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Little, Chris and Jones, Keith (2010) The effect of using real world contexts in post-16 mathematics questions. Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, 30 (1), 137-144.

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This paper reports on a study into the effect of real-world contextual framing in sequence questions. Alternative versions of the same questions were presented in explicit, algebraic, word and pattern contexts, and set to a sample of 594 Year 13 students (aged 17-18) in a one-hour test. Facility levels of the questions were then compared. In addition, the paper presents results of a student questionnaire on real-world context which accompanied the test.

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Published date: April 2010
Venue - Dates: 7th British Congress of Mathematics Education, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2010-04-06 - 2010-04-09
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Keywords: mathematics, education, assessment
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Local EPrints ID: 445831
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/445831
ISSN: 1463-6840
PURE UUID: 59b7feb5-43be-4c91-ba11-b7fab4c80e9b
ORCID for Keith Jones: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3677-8802

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Date deposited: 08 Jan 2021 17:31
Last modified: 22 Feb 2023 20:32

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Author: Chris Little
Author: Keith Jones ORCID iD

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