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Direct linkSilvia Testa; Renato Miceli; Renato Miceli – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2025
Random Equating (RE) and Heuristic Approach (HA) are two linking procedures that may be used to compare the scores of individuals in two tests that measure the same latent trait, in conditions where there are no common items or individuals. In this study, RE--that may only be used when the individuals taking the two tests come from the same…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Heuristics, Problem Solving, Personality Traits
Unstructured Collaboration versus Individual Practice for Complex Problem Solving: A Cautionary Tale
Yetter, Georgette; Gutkin, Terry B.; Saunders, Anita; Galloway, Ann M.; Sobansky, Robin R.; Song, Samuel Y. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2006
The authors used an experimental design to compare the effectiveness of unstructured collaborative practice with individual practice on achievement on a complex well-structured problem-solving task. Participants included postsecondary students (N = 257) from a liberal arts college serving primarily nontraditional students and from 2 state…
Descriptors: State Universities, Statistical Analysis, Research Design, Heuristics
