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This paper describes computer aided assessment of mathematics by focusing on the micro-level of automatically assessing students' answers. This is the moment at which a judgment takes place and so it forms the keystone the mathematical assessment process, so fundamental to the learning cycle. We describe the principle of automatic assessment at this micro-level and report some of the significant technical developments of the last two decades through examples of internet based systems.
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Sangwin, C., Cazes, C., Lee, A., Wong, K.L. (2009). Micro-Level Automatic Assessment Supported by Digital Technologies. In: Hoyles, C., Lagrange, JB. (eds) Mathematics Education and Technology-Rethinking the Terrain. New ICMI Study Series, vol 13. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0146-0_10
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