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Avoiding Misconception, Misuse, and Missed Opportunities: The Collection of Verbal Reports in Educational Achievement Testing
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Leighton, Jacqueline P. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2004
The collection of verbal reports is one way in which cognitive and developmental psychologists gather data to formulate and corroborate models of problem solving. The current use of verbal reports to design and validate educational assessments reflects the growing trend to fuse cognitive psychological research and educational measurement. However,…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Misconceptions, Measurement Techniques, Developmental Psychology