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Mark L. Davison; David J. Weiss; Joseph N. DeWeese; Ozge Ersan; Gina Biancarosa; Patrick C. Kennedy – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2023
A tree model for diagnostic educational testing is described along with Monte Carlo simulations designed to evaluate measurement accuracy based on the model. The model is implemented in an assessment of inferential reading comprehension, the Multiple-Choice Online Causal Comprehension Assessment (MOCCA), through a sequential, multidimensional,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Measurement, Accuracy
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Wang, Chun – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2014
Many latent traits in social sciences display a hierarchical structure, such as intelligence, cognitive ability, or personality. Usually a second-order factor is linearly related to a group of first-order factors (also called domain abilities in cognitive ability measures), and the first-order factors directly govern the actual item responses.…
Descriptors: Measurement, Accuracy, Item Response Theory, Adaptive Testing