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Peer reviewedMislevy, Robert J. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1996
Developments in cognitive and developmental psychology have broadened the inferences researchers want to make about students' learning and the nature and acquisition of knowledge. The principles of inference that led to standard test theory can support inference in the broader context of the cognitive revolution. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
