An analysis of grade XI departmental examination results of students taught by fully qualified and permit teachers for June 1956 mathematics

Abstract

This study was concerned with the relative success on the June 1956 Departmental Mathematics Examination, in the lower half of mathematical achievement, of three groups of pupils. The test items on the examination were analyzed with a view to assessing the values assigned questions involving mathematical understanding and those solvable by imitation. Scores made on various items and question types yielded information as to the comparative difficulty and discriminative power of each...