TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding graphicacy
T2 - Students' sense making on mathematics assessment items
AU - Lowrie, Thomas
AU - Diezmann, Carmel M.
AU - Logan, Tracy
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = 21 Sept 2011; Journal title (773t) = International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning. ISSNs: 1473-0111;
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The ability to decode graphics is an increasingly important component of mathematics assessment and curricula. This study examined 50, 9- to 10-year-old students (23male, 27 female), as they solved items from six distinct graphical languages (e.g., maps) that are commonly used to convey mathematical information. The results of thestudy revealed: 1) factors which contribute to success or hinder performance on tasks with various graphical representations; and 2) how the literacy and graphical demandsof tasks influence the mathematical sense making of students. The outcomes of this study highlight the changing nature of assessment in school mathematics and identify the function and influence of graphics in the design of assessment tasks.
AB - The ability to decode graphics is an increasingly important component of mathematics assessment and curricula. This study examined 50, 9- to 10-year-old students (23male, 27 female), as they solved items from six distinct graphical languages (e.g., maps) that are commonly used to convey mathematical information. The results of thestudy revealed: 1) factors which contribute to success or hinder performance on tasks with various graphical representations; and 2) how the literacy and graphical demandsof tasks influence the mathematical sense making of students. The outcomes of this study highlight the changing nature of assessment in school mathematics and identify the function and influence of graphics in the design of assessment tasks.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Assessment
KW - Graphical tasks
KW - Information graphics
KW - Mathematics sense making
M3 - Article
SN - 1473-0111
SP - 1
EP - 32
JO - International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
JF - International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
ER -