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Ross, Matthew M.; Wright, A. Michelle – Journal of Education for Business, 2022
We use Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) analysis to construct a three-question math quiz to assess key skills needed for introductory finance. We begin with data collected from a ten-question criterion-referenced math quiz given to 314 undergraduates on the first day of class. MCMC indicates the top three questions for predicting overall course…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Markov Processes, Monte Carlo Methods, Introductory Courses
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Wang, Shiyu; Zhang, Susu; Douglas, Jeff; Culpepper, Steven – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2018
Analyzing students' growth remains an important topic in educational research. Most recently, Diagnostic Classification Models (DCMs) have been used to track skill acquisition in a longitudinal fashion, with the purpose to provide an estimate of students' learning trajectories in terms of the change of fine-grained skills overtime. Response time…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Markov Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Spatial Ability
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Braeken, Johan; Blömeke, Sigrid – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
Using data from the international Teacher Education and Development Study: Learning to Teach Mathematics (TEDS-M), the measurement equivalence of teachers' beliefs across countries is investigated for the case of "mathematics-as-a fixed-ability". Measurement equivalence is a crucial topic in all international large-scale assessments and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Test Bias, Teacher Education