Digital assessments enable researchers to log and time students’ interactions with a digital test environment. The data collected from digital tests potentially opens new horizons when it comes to analyzing and informing teachers and researchers of the response strategies demonstrated by students.
The latest Teacher Snippet "How do Students Investigate Relationships in Algebra? Insights from a TIMSS Mathematics Computer-Based Task" provides insight into how students solve an algebraic problem using data from the Robot item developed for eTIMSS Problem Solving and Inquiry questions.
Authored by Franck Salles and Aurélie Lacroix this Snippet explores the Robot item TIMSS 2019, where students must “Guess the Rule” to identify the correct value. Process data from this task offer insights into students’ problem-solving strategies, which can help teachers to know which skills to cultivate. Internationally, 22 percent of students answered this question correctly.
Teachers can find examples for the classroom to prepare students for answering similar questions. One approach includes designing similar tasks that can be completed in small groups to discuss problem-solving strategies and ways to check their answer.
This Teacher Snippet is connected to IEA Compass: Briefs in Education “Using Process Data in Large-scale Assessments.”