The inconsistency between curricular expectations and assessment results
Résumé
To pursue high-ranked lycées in Türkiye, many eight grade students study for High School Entrance Exam which takes place at the end of the middle school. The exam consists of 20 mathematics items aligned with middle school math curriculum. In recent years, the exam has aimed to assess students' mathematical thinking skills besides their mathematical knowledge. However, the mean scores obtained on the test are below the curricular expectations. Therefore, we wonder how enacted curriculum support eight grade students' studies for the exam. We prepared a math exam consist of 8 items and handed it to 127 students from different schools. We analyzed 68 students' papers who got minimum score 4 out of 40. The analysis revealed that as aligned with national and international assessment results, students could answer procedural questions. Still, they fail to answer questions about reasoning, connections and problem solving skills.
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