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Table 2 Top ten most frequent response sequences among students who received different scores on the G4 item and their frequency and proportion within each score group

From: Using process data to understand problem-solving strategies and processes for drag-and-drop items in a large-scale mathematics assessment

Score

Response Action Sequence

Freq

Pct

0 (n = 6232)

Add_s4_t1; Add_s1_t2; Add_s5_t3

644

10.3%

Add_s2_t1; Add_s4_t2; Add_s5_t3

274

4.4%

Add_s1_t2; Add_s4_t1; Add_s5_t3

215

3.4%

Add_s1_t2; Add_s5_t3; Add_s4_t1

214

3.4%

Add_s1_t1; Add_s4_t2; Add_s3_t3

198

3.2%

Add_s1_t1; Add_s4_t2; Add_s5_t3

181

2.9%

Add_s4_t1; Add_s5_t3; Add_s1_t2

129

2.1%

Add_s5_t3; Add_s1_t2; Add_s4_t1

113

1.8%

Add_s5_t3; Add_s4_t1; Add_s1_t2

100

1.6%

Add_s1_t1; Move_s1_t2; Add_s4_t1; Add_s5_t3

75

1.2%

1 (n = 5927)

Add_s2_t1; Add_s1_t2; Add_s5_t3

1141

19.3%

Add_s2_t1; Add_s4_t2; Add_s3_t3

1022

17.2%

Add_s1_t2; Add_s2_t1; Add_s5_t3

286

4.8%

Add_s4_t1; Add_s1_t2; Add_s3_t3

210

3.5%

Add_s4_t2; Add_s2_t1; Add_s3_t3

207

3.5%

Add_s1_t2; Add_s5_t3; Add_s2_t1

163

2.8%

Add_s4_t2; Add_s3_t3; Add_s2_t1

146

2.5%

Add_s2_t1; Add_s3_t3; Add_s4_t2

97

1.6%

Add_s5_t3; Add_s1_t2; Add_s2_t1

96

1.6%

Add_s2_t1; Add_s5_t3; Add_s1_t2

78

1.3%

2 (n = 16,226)

Add_s2_t1; Add_s1_t2; Add_s3_t3

8043

49.6%

Add_s1_t2; Add_s2_t1; Add_s3_t3

2098

12.9%

Add_s1_t2; Add_s3_t3; Add_s2_t1

792

4.9%

Add_s2_t1; Add_s3_t3; Add_s1_t2

565

3.5%

Add_s2_t1; Add_s1_t2; Add_s3_t3; Clear Answer; Add_s2_t1; Add_s1_t2; Add_s3_t3

269

1.7%

Add_s1_t1; Move_s1_t2; Add_s2_t1; Add_s3_t3

253

1.6%

Add_s3_t3; Add_s1_t2; Add_s2_t1

216

1.3%

Add_s2_t1; Add_s1_t2; Add_s5_t3; Rem_s5_t3; Add_s3_t3

149

0.9%

Add_s2_t1; Add_s1_t2; Add_s3_t3; Clear Answer; Add_s1_t2; Add_s2_t1; Add_s3_t3

143

0.9%

Add_s3_t3; Add_s2_t1; Add_s1_t2

123

0.8%

  1. Add_s1_t2 represents dragging source 1 into target 2; Rem_s1_t1 represents removing source 1 from target 1 back to its original location; Move_s1_t2 represents moving source 1 from a previous target to target 2.