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A Nondiagnostic Assessment for Diagnostic Purposes: Q-Matrix Validation and Item-Based Model Fit Evaluation for the TIMSS 2011 Assessment
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Terzi, Ragip; Sen, Sedat – SAGE Open, 2019
Large-scale assessments are generally designed for summative purposes to compare achievement among participating countries. However, these nondiagnostic assessments have also been adapted in the context of cognitive diagnostic assessment for diagnostic purposes. Following the large amount of investments in these assessments, it would be…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
Using Country-Specific Q-Matrices for Cognitive Diagnostic Assessments with International Large-Scale Data
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Delafontaine, Jolien; Chen, Changsheng; Park, Jung Yeon; Van den Noortgate, Wim – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
In cognitive diagnosis assessment (CDA), the impact of misspecified item-attribute relations (or "Q-matrix") designed by subject-matter experts has been a great challenge to real-world applications. This study examined parameter estimation of the CDA with the expert-designed Q-matrix and two refined Q-matrices for international…
Descriptors: Q Methodology, Matrices, Cognitive Measurement, Diagnostic Tests
New Approaches to Q-Matrix Validation and Estimation for Cognitive Diagnosis Models
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Oluwalana, Olasumbo O. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
A primary purpose of cognitive diagnosis models (CDMs) is to classify examinees based on their attribute patterns. The Q-matrix (Tatsuoka, 1985), a common component of all CDMs, specifies the relationship between the set of required dichotomous attributes and the test items. Since a Q-matrix is often developed by content-knowledge experts and can…
Descriptors: Classification, Validity, Test Items, International Assessment
Extremely Selective Attention: Eye-Tracking Studies of the Dynamic Allocation of Attention to Stimulus Features in Categorization
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Blair, Mark R.; Watson, Marcus R.; Walshe, R. Calen; Maj, Fillip – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2009
Humans have an extremely flexible ability to categorize regularities in their environment, in part because of attentional systems that allow them to focus on important perceptual information. In formal theories of categorization, attention is typically modeled with weights that selectively bias the processing of stimulus features. These theories…
Descriptors: Attention, Classification, Visual Perception, Experiments
The Validation of the Scoring Criterion Problem in Multiplicative Two-Dimensional Classification Tasks.
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Kingma, Johannes; TenVergert, Elisabeth M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
Two studies investigated the functional equivalence of three different scoring systems used to assess the child's ability to understand and carry out multiplicative classification tasks. All three scoring criteria produced reliable and homogeneous tests. Their factor matrices were similar, and the corresponding factor structures were invariant…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Tasks
Kindergarten Children's Performance on a Piagetian Task. Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project. Project Evaluation Report Number 1.
Metham, John – 1980
This study investigated the potential use of a cognitive measure to detect differential effects on children's styles of performance and behavior. A stratified random sample of 96 children across schools, sex and preschool attendance were selected for testing from the five kindergarten classes associated with the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages