Correct for the wrong reason: Why we should know more about mathematical common student errors in e-assessment questions

Sikurajapathi, Indunil; Henderson, Karen; Gwynllyw, Rhys

Abstract

Students may arrive at an incorrect answer when answering a mathematical question due to several reasons, such as random errors, calculation errors or misreading the question. Such errors are sometimes referred to as Common Student Errors (CSEs).
Several e-Assessment systems have been developed and used by universities to conduct formative and summative assessments. Dewis is a fully algorithmic open-source e-Assessment system, which was primarily developed at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
The CSE project at UWE Bristol began with an aim of developing a technique to detect CSEs and provide tailored feedback in Dewis e-Assessment questions. In this talk, we briefly present one important finding of this project that is related to the parameter selections of e-Assessment questions which have at least one CSE. We will highlight why it is important to know more about mathematical CSEs in this digital era than ever before.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: Continuing Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research conference (CETL-MSOR-2022)
• Start Date: Sep 1, 2022
• End Date: Sep 2, 2022
• Publication Date: Sep 2, 2022
• Deposit Date: Sep 2, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 7, 2022
• Keywords: STEM, Teaching, Education, Mathematics, e-assessment, assessments
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9942752
• Publisher URL: https://www.conventiondundeeandangus.co.uk/attending/conferences/cetl-msor2022