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Download full textLesgold, Alan; And Others – 1987
This report illustrates one way in which the technologies of testing might combine with cognitive science techniques to help steer instruction. Steering testing is brief diagnostic testing that steers, or individualizes, the course of instruction. Steering testing uses simple heuristics for reasoning about the level of a student's competence in a…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Measurement, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Direct linkMurphy, Elizabeth – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
This paper reports on the creation of an instrument for use by instructors, students, or researchers to identify, measure or promote critical thinking (CT) in online asynchronous discussions (OADs). Four models of CT were reviewed, synthesised, analysed, and evaluated to clarify the construct. Indicators of specific cognitive processes related to…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Discussion Groups, Transcripts (Written Records), Test Construction
