Student Approaches to Generating Mathematical Examples: Comparing E-Assessment and Paper-Based Tasks

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Title: Student Approaches to Generating Mathematical Examples: Comparing E-Assessment and Paper-Based Tasks
Language: English
Authors: George Kinnear (ORCID 0000-0003-4191-4258), Paola Iannone, Ben Davies
Source: Educational Studies in Mathematics. 2025 119(2):179-201.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Learning Strategies, Skill Development, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Mathematical Concepts, Task Analysis, Models, Computer Assisted Testing
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-024-10361-1
ISSN: 0013-1954
1573-0816
Abstract: Example-generation tasks have been suggested as an effective way to both promote students' learning of mathematics and assess students' understanding of concepts. E-assessment offers the potential to use example-generation tasks with large groups of students, but there has been little research on this approach so far. Across two studies, we investigate students' responses to a particular sequence of example-generation tasks, posed either on paper or through e-assessment. We identify a striking difference in students' example-generation strategies and success, for e-assessment and paper-based versions of the same tasks. This suggests the use of example-generation tasks in e-assessment may not be straightforward, and we conclude by discussing the implications for teaching and research.
Abstractor: As Provided
Notes: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XDU3H
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1470510
Database: ERIC
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