An alternative method of assessment: Using student-created problems

PRIMUS

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-95

  Rash, Agnes M ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications; Assessment; Communicating mathematics; Higher order thinking skills; Student created problems; Testing alternative to testing; Word problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010618453     PISSN: 10511970     EISSN: 19354053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511979708965848     Document Type: Article

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