NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Computer-Based and Paper-and-Pencil Administration Mode Effects on a Statewide End-of-Course English Test
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kim, Do-Hong; Huynh, Huynh – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
The current study compared student performance between paper-and-pencil testing (PPT) and computer-based testing (CBT) on a large-scale statewide end-of-course English examination. Analyses were conducted at both the item and test levels. The overall results suggest that scores obtained from PPT and CBT were comparable. However, at the content…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Computer Assisted Testing, Factor Analysis, Comparative Testing
Assessing Fit of Cognitive Diagnostic Models: A Case Study
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sinharay, Sandip; Almond, Russell G. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2007
A cognitive diagnostic model uses information from educational experts to describe the relationships between item performances and posited proficiencies. When the cognitive relationships can be described using a fully Bayesian model, Bayesian model checking procedures become available. Checking models tied to cognitive theory of the domains…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Clinical Diagnosis, Job Training, Item Response Theory
Cognitive Processes in the Reflective-Impulsive Cognitive Style
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rozencwajg, Paulette; Corroyer, Denis – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2005
In this study, the authors improved the understanding of the cognitive processes underlying the reflective-impulsive cognitive style (RI), which was initially measured by J. Kagan, B. L. Rosman, D. Day, J. Albert, and W. Phillips (1964) on the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT). The authors determined the relationships between the RI style and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo, Comparative Testing