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Activity Number:
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148
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 7, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #305538 |
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Title:
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A Comparison of Gender Performance on Parallel Mathematics Questions
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Author(s):
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Kenn Pendleton*+
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Companies:
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GED Testing Service
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Address:
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13537 Walnutwood Lane, Germantown, MD, 20874,
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Keywords:
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mathematics ; education ; gender ; constructed-response
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Abstract:
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The new Series 2002 GED Mathematics tests contain both constructed-response (CR) and traditional multiple-choice (MC) items. A study was conducted to investigate whether response format on parallel mathematics items affected gender performances differently. Four pairs of parallel items, one requiring a constructed response and the other a multiple-choice response, were created. Each pair was spaced widely within one of four 25-item tryout booklets. Two booklets presented the CR item first, and two presented the MC item first. Each of the booklets was administered to approximately 140--170 graduating high school seniors divided by gender fairly evenly. The performances of the males and females on each pair of items were analyzed using both chi-square tests and t-tests of correlations. No significant difference in gender performance was revealed.
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