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Cognitive Demand Of Teacher-Created Mathematics Assessments, Megan Marie Schmidt
Cognitive Demand Of Teacher-Created Mathematics Assessments, Megan Marie Schmidt
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
This study analyzed assessments created by middle school mathematics teachers participating in a large scale research project in the Northwestern United States. Assessments were coded using the frameworks of Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK) for mathematics content (2002), and Smith and Stein’s Levels of Demand (LOD) (1998). Teachers in the study were instructed to create an assessment using 5 common-items provided by the research team and 5 of their own sourced items. Assessment items were coded using each framework and data was collected based on the DOK framework, LOD framework, and grade level. Findings indicate on average, teachers assessments were …
Using Concept Maps To Monitor Knowledge Structure Changes In A Science Classroom, Leah J. Cook
Using Concept Maps To Monitor Knowledge Structure Changes In A Science Classroom, Leah J. Cook
Dissertations
The aim of this research is to determine what differences may exist in students’ structural knowledge while using a variety of concept mapping assessments. A concept map can be used as an assessment which connects concepts in a knowledge domain. A single assessment may not be powerful enough to establish how students’ new knowledge relates to prior knowledge. More research is needed to establish how various aspects of the concept mapping task influence the output of map creation by students. Using multiple concept maps and pre-instruction and postinstruction VNOS instruments during a 16-week semester, this study was designed to investigate …