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A Structure For Quality Mathematics Instruction, Hilary Hollingsworth, David Clarke
A Structure For Quality Mathematics Instruction, Hilary Hollingsworth, David Clarke
Dr Hilary Hollingsworth
The intention of the authors in this paper is to set out a possible structure by which teachers might incorporate the products of recent curriculum initiatives into their mathematics teaching. They have chosen to focus on Chance and Data as the academic content of their examples.
A Numeracy Curriculum, Dave Tout, B Marr
A Numeracy Curriculum, Dave Tout, B Marr
David (Dave) Tout
Outlines the rationale and development of a curriculum for adults based on realistic purposes and uses of mathematics, and discusses its potential for use with secondary students who are not coping with a more formal curriculum.
Bias In Weighted Likelihood Estimation When Using The Rasch Model, D Roberts, Ray Adams
Bias In Weighted Likelihood Estimation When Using The Rasch Model, D Roberts, Ray Adams
Prof Ray Adams
There are three methods of maximum likelihood estimation that are commonly used with Rasch item response models: Joint maximum likelihood, which provides point estimates for both person and item parameters; conditional maximum likelihood, which produces estimates for the item parameters only, and marginal maximum likelihood, which produces estimates of the item parameters and parameters of the distribution from which it has been assumed that the persons have been sampled. A number of approaches have been suggested for obtaining ability estimates for subsequent use in reporting or analysis when either conditional or marginal methods have been used to obtain the item …