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Medina-Diaz, Maria – 1992
The cognitive structure of an algebra test was defined and validated using the linear test model (LLTM) and quadratic assignment (QA) techniques. The LLTM is an extension of the Rasch model with a linear constraint that describes item difficulty in terms of the cognitive operations required to solve the item. The model permits the specification of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures