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Peer reviewedEmbretson, Susan; Gorin, Joanna – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2001
Examines testing practices in: (1) the past, in which the traditional paradigm left little room for cognitive psychology principles; (2) the present, in which testing research is enhanced by principles of cognitive psychology; and (3) the future, in which the potential of cognitive psychology should be fully realized through item design.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Construct Validity, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedEmbretson, Susan; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1986
This study examined the influence of processing strategies, and the metacomponents that determine when to apply them, on the construct validity of a verbal reasoning test. A rule-oriented strategy, an association strategy, and a partial rule strategy were examined. All three strategies contributed to individual differences in verbal reasoning.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, Latent Trait Theory
