The instructions for the paper word problem included the following: may have the following items on your desk, but only a You can pencil is required. “You solve the word problem using any method you choose. Do the best you can. “ Most students finished solving the word problem in a time span of 5 to 10 minutes. Each student solution was graded in two parts. The paper was graded first based on accuracy using the following rubric: ACCURACY Accuracy score: _______ Basic Diagram Not accurate Partially accurate Fully accurate 0 1 2 Solve for “x” Not accurate Partially accurate Fully accurate 0 1 2 Solve for individual angles Not accurate Partially accurate Fully accurate 0 1 2 Solve for <ABF Not accurate Partially accurate Fully accurate 0 1 2 After grading for accuracy, the same quiz was graded for the number of tactile interactive techniques incorporated while attempting to solve the problem. The tactile rubric used was: TACTILE TECHNIQUES Tactile score: _______ 1. Physically filtered key words and numbers by highlighting/underlining/boxing. Not done at all Partially completed Fully completed 0 0.5 1 2. diagram with descriptive notations for bisected and complementary. Marked Not done at all Partially completed Fully completed 0 0.5 1
The instructions for the paper word problem included the following: “You may have the following items on your desk, but only a pencil is required. You can solve the word problem using any method you choose. Do the best you can. “ Most students finished solving the word problem in a time span of 5 to 10 minutes. Each student solution was graded in two parts. The paper was graded first based on accuracy using the following rubric: ACCURACY Accuracy score: _______ Basic Diagram Not accurate Partially accurate Fully accurate 0 1 2 Solve for “x” Not accurate Partially accurate Fully accurate 0 1 2 Solve for individual angles Not accurate Partially accurate Fully accurate 0 1 2 Solve for <ABF Not accurate Partially accurate Fully accurate 0 1 2 After grading for accuracy, the same quiz was graded for the number of tactile interactive techniques incorporated while attempting to solve the problem. The tactile rubric used was: TACTILE TECHNIQUES Tactile score: _______ 1. Physically filtered key words and numbers by highlighting/underlining/boxing. Not done at all Partially completed Fully completed 0 0.5 1 2. Marked diagram with descriptive notations for bisected and complementary. Not done at all Partially completed Fully completed 0 0.5 1
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