Resume of Chapter 7 Assessment and Realistic Mathematics Education
The Safety-net Question-an Example of Developmental Research on Assessment (M. van den Heuvel Panhuizen)
1. Arguments and concerns regarding open-ended problems
The changing from closed to open problem or constructed response problem is one of the most striking characteristics of world-wide reform of mathematics assessment. This type of problem is an important feature of assessment within RME, that based on the concept of mathematics as a human activity (Freundenthal, 1973), in which the main goal is that students learn to mathematize, the students must be able to analyze problem situations by using mathematical tools, according to their thought process as their own answer. Continue reading