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Vocabulary, Visualization, and Implications—Improving Student Achievement on Geometric Test Items (Webcast Article)
PROFESSIONAL COMMENTARY

This article was written as background information for viewers of the first in a series of three webcasts discussing issues related to the mathematics portion of the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). The first webcast, aired April 29, 2008, focused on analysis of student responses to geometry items on the OGT. This article discusses several examples of student reasoning and considers the implications for teaching. (sw)

RESOURCE TYPE
Professional Resource
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Grades 8–Postsecondary
TOPICS
Mathematics --
Assessment;
Geometry;
Technology;
KEYWORDS
Ohio Graduation Test;
OGT ;
webcast;
item analysis
Publisher: Ohio Resource Center
Author: Peggy Kasten