ITEM ANALYSIS OF MAT-010 FINAL EXAM Fall/2008 based on
final exams of 383 Basic Mathematics students (including Mat-010,
Mat010B, day and evening students)
Submitted by Susan Shulman
# of wrong
responses
(out of 383) |
% of students
getting a
wrong
response |
Question # |
Description |
| 267 |
70% |
50 |
Division of integers |
| 235 |
61% |
9 |
Multi- step word problem with perimeter (fencing) |
| 209 |
55% |
42 |
Find the area of a circle , given the diameter |
| 206 |
54% |
20 |
Subtraction with mixed numbers (word problem) |
| 200 |
52% |
31 |
Convert a fraction to a percent |
| 187 |
49% |
22 |
Writing a word name for decimals |
| 186 |
49% |
21 |
Word problem with fractions (division) |
| 168 |
44% |
41 |
Find the circumference of a circle, given the
radius |
| 164 |
43% |
33 |
Percent problem (25 = ____% of 150) |
| 158 |
41% |
36 |
Convert ounces to cups |
| 157 |
41% |
38 |
Convert g to kg |
| 156 |
41% |
7 |
Order of ope rations with whole numbers |
| 154 |
40% |
26 |
Write a fraction as a repeating decimal |
| 151 |
39% |
45 |
Finding a median |
| 151 |
39% |
48 |
Subtracting integers |
| 148 |
39% |
19 |
Adding mixed numbers |
| 146 |
38% |
28 |
Proportions with similar polygons |
| 143 |
37% |
15 |
Multiplying mixed numbers |
| 143 |
37% |
16 |
Dividing mixed numbers |
| 139 |
36% |
5 |
Division by zero |
| 139 |
36% |
37 |
Convert km to m |
| 136 |
36% |
34 |
Percent increase or decrease |
| 135 |
35% |
23 |
Rounding decimals |
| 134 |
35% |
39 |
Pythagorean theorem |
| 117 |
31% |
17 |
Adding fractions with un like denominators |
| 111 |
29% |
12 |
Finding a fraction of a fraction |
| 109 |
28% |
32 |
Percent word problem |
| 102 |
27% |
44 |
Finding the mean of a set of numbers |
| 101 |
26% |
18 |
Order of operations with fractions |
| 100 |
26% |
13 |
Multiplying fractions |
| 98 |
26% |
40 |
Find the area of a square |
| 97 |
25% |
11 |
Simplifying a fraction |
| 97 |
25% |
25 |
Converting fractions to decimals |
| 97 |
25% |
49 |
Multiplying integers |
| 81 |
21% |
4 |
Whole number word problem |
| 81 |
21% |
29 |
Converting percents to decimals |
| 78 |
20% |
27 |
Solving a proportion |
| 70 |
18% |
8 |
Whole number word problem |
| 70 |
18% |
47 |
Adding integers |
| 69 |
18% |
46 |
Finding a mode |
| 59 |
15% |
35 |
Converting feet to inches |
| 58 |
15% |
6 |
Whole number word problem |
| 57 |
15% |
30 |
Converting decimals to percents |
| 56 |
15% |
43 |
Finding the volume of a rectangular solid |
| 53 |
14% |
2 |
Subtracting whole numbers |
| 52 |
14% |
14 |
Dividing fractions |
| 40 |
10% |
1 |
Identifying place value |
| 29 |
8% |
24 |
Subtracting decimals |
| 28 |
7% |
3 |
Multiplying whole numbers |
| 24 |
6% |
10 |
Changing a mixed number to an improper fraction |
