• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.637-654
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• 2013

This study aims to suggest a Guide-Line for Assessment Items Development in Middle and High School Mathematics that was included in the plan for advancement of mathematics education(2012). Consequently, we categorized a Guide-Line for Assessment Items Development as three process: 'Lesson content analysis process', 'Assessment items making process', 'Assessment items completed process'. This study will contribute to improve teacher's assessment professionalism and can be used as self-diagnosis tools.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.151-162
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• 2004

For the past several years, performance assessment has been widely used by mathematics teachers. The superiority of performance assessment items compare to multiple choice items has been discussed by many researchers, however these discussions tend to be lack of empirical data. Thus, this study aims to examine the effectiveness of tree response items in comparison with multiple choice items. Using the information function in Item Response Theory(IRT), item information of free response items and multiple choice items from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat(TIMSS-R) were obtained and compared. Test informations of the whole mathematics area as well as each content area of mathematics were computed. On average, tree response items yielded more information than multiple choice items, especially in measurement and data interpretation. This study also revealed that free response items estimated students' mathematics ability more accurately than multiple choice items with smaller number of items.

• School Mathematics
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.113-136
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• 2010

According to the self-assessment tool identifying teacher's competence in assessment, many teachers have difficulty in making assessment tools. This study analyzes the types of modification with data of NAEA(National Assessment of Educational Achievement) items from 2006 to 2008. NAEA goes through complicated formalities from begin to make draft items to completing them. This study shows the types of item modification and its specific examples. NAEA analyzes the degrees of studuents' achievement according to the educational objectives of the National Curriculum. This study provides specific comments on making mathematics assessment items to the teachers who embody national curriculem. Therefore this study will contribute to improve mathematics teacher's professional competence in the area of assessment tool development.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.573-594
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• 2014

Capacity of making assessment items among teacher's assessment competency is essential element in validity and reliability of assessment. Errors in test items on the formal and content aspects can be a big stumbling block to derive a correct evaluation result. Through this assessment, the positive feedback can not be derived. In this study, By analyzing midterm and final 60 exam papers for geometry and vector in 45 high Schools of Seoul GyeonggiIncheon area, We argue error items and improvements on the formal and content aspect the paper-based assessment of mathematics. Through this, Our intention is to improve the skills of teachers for making assessment items.

• Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.63-95
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• 2012

Since performance assessment was implemented for 10 years, a survey has been carried out from 212 elementary school teachers in Seoul area in terms of their perception and status about descriptive assessment. As results, most of teachers agreed strongly that using constructed-response items is necessary for assessment, and they showed that purpose of using constructed-response items in their mathematics classrooms was to evaluate accurately student achievement in accordance with learning objectives in mathematics and they referred mainly to items which they modified from problems or items in the textbook when they generate constructed-response items. In addition, they considered level of difficulty in creating constructed-response items mostly. Moreover, they indicated that the effects of assessment through constructed-response items would be improvement of students' problem solving and reasoning skills.

• School Mathematics
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.187-216
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to develop mathematics performance assessment items for the 8th graders and to analyze their performance ability. First, five-themes were selected : 'Calculator', 'Cut and Paste', 'Rule finding', 'Place Assignment', 'My thinking'. Then, the assistance of Mathematics education specialists and Teachers, 10 P. A. items consisting of two subtasks and their evaluation rubric were developed. Then, items were revised by the results of pilot test. And, final version of items were administrated to the 8th graders of three regions(Seoul, Chongiu, Chungp$\acute{y}$ong). Through analyzing the performance ability of the subjects assessment items, the following conclusion were obtained: They were very insufficient in the ability to find some patterns in the given problem situation and to describe logically the patterns in terms of mathematical terminology. It is believed because they were familiar with the objective test to take one or short answer.

• School Mathematics
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.221-235
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• 2005

This study intends to examine the Korean students' responses on mathematics items in PISA 2003(Programme for International Student Assessment 2003). In particular, we study the mathematics items with low percentage of correct answers, and discuss the reasons of low percentage of correct answers of Korean students. In addition to we investigate the students' misconceptions in mathematics. Finally, we suggest the implications for improving the teaching and learning of the relevant mathematics con-tents.

• School Mathematics
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.331-353
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to investigate expertise of mathematic teachers in development of designing assessment items, derived from development of assessing tools, which is a part of assessing competence of mathematic teachers. Analysis was made upon the difference between Pre-service and In-service teachers in terms of self-perception on assessment items. The assessing references of self-perception on developing in designing assessment items consist of followings: one's Beliefs and Self-Rating in designing assessment items. This investigation on self-perception was carried out by both pre-service teachers who are currently enrolled students in college and in-service teachers who are currently incumbent in secondary schools. This analysis based on 310 teachers' answers on self-perception of designing assessment items, both in- and preservice.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.407-428
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• 2021

This study compares and analyzes the mathematics assessment items of the middle school's national-level academic achievement tests in Korea and Japan, recently revised as a competency-focused curriculum. By comparing and analyzing the assessment items in each country, the analytic framework is integrated into content areas, contexts, and competencies. The characteristics of each country's assessment items developed for each content area were analyzed using the framework. We suggested some implications on developing and improving national-level academic assessment items.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.275-290
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• 2014

This study aims to examine how secondary mathematics teachers perceive and how they use constructed-response assessment in their mathematics classrooms. For this purpose, we conducted a survey in Seoul, Inchun, and Gyeonggi-do; 189 teachers participated in the survey. Results from the data analysis suggest as follows: a) the secondary mathematics teachers participated in the survey seem to consider the primary goals of assessment through constructed-response items as evaluating student achievement and the development of students' thinking and creativity; b) the teachers perceive that constructed-response assessment would promote students' mathematical thinking and problem solving skills; c) in general, constructed-response items were included in both performance assessment(less than 20 percent) and paper-and-pencil test(20 to 40 percent); and d) constructed-response items were primarily used as a part of regular examination, rather than as an independent assessment.