The Degree of Including Mathematical Verbal/ Life Problems in School Tests
Keywords:
Mathematical Verbal/ Life Problems, School ExaminationsAbstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the degree of including
mathematical verbal/ life problems in school tests and the effect of sex, level
of school, and the directorate of education. The study sample consisted of
all final school mathematic tests for the tenth grade in the schools of the
Directorate of Education for Rusaifeh and Zarqa First in the academic year
2011/ 2012.
By using the suitable statistical analysis, the results were as follows:
1. The percentage of verbal problems included in the school tests for the
tenth grade was (13.20%) , while only (1.58%) in life content.
2. The percentage of verbal/ life routine problems was (1.46%) , verbal/ life
non- routine problems was (0.12%) , verbal/ life multiple- choice problems
questions was (0.47%) and verbal/ life essay problems questions (1.1%) .
3. The majority of questions for the verbal problems in the school tests were
identical or similar to the questions in the textbooks with (86%) , of which
(8.64%) was only in life content.
4. The largest percentage for verbal problems questions on the theme of
circle and tangents representing (69.7%) of the verbal problems questions
in the school tests, and only (5%) in the life content.
5. There was no statistical significant difference at (a=0.05) according to
the study variables: sex, level of school and the directorate of education.
In the light of these findings, researchers recommend holding
training courses and workshops for teachers in the field of building
achievement tests
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