英文摘要 |
To meet the trend of 108 mathematics curriculum standards, the aim of the study is to fulfill the authentic assessment to explore primary students’ performance on the concept of number sense. The advantage of authentic assessment is to connect with life context beyond school. Total 283 participants were from 93 fourth graders, 95 fifth graders, and 95 sixth graders. Students were sampled from one elementary school in Taoyuan city. For the quantitative methodology, the t-test for independent sample methods was taken to explore whether students have different performances. Additionally, the ordinal logistic regression was applied to analyze the response rate among the three questions for different grade levels. The qualitative methodology was adopted to analyze solving strategies of students in different questions by the four levels of coding criteria. The results of the ordinal logistic regression reveal that fourth to sixth grade levels are indifferent in item 1, but response rates are diverse in item 2 and item 3. The results indicate that students’ performances are better while their grade levels are higher. In qualitative analysis, the results expose the variant guessing-problem solving strategies among different graders in item 3. The possible reason can be ascribed to their incomprehension. Three suggestions are recommended in education fields. Firstly, to meet the trend of mathematics literacy, primary teachers should design the real-life situation into mathematics lessons. As a second, based upon the nature of data, it is crucial to take advantage of the proper statistical model. Finally, the problem-solving strategies of students can be corresponded to their cognitive learning levels via the authentic assessment. |