The purpose of this study is to apply the attribute hierarchy method (AHM) to a sample of SAT algebra items administered in March 2005. The AHM is a psychometric method for classifying examinees' test item responses into a set of structured attribute patterns associated with different components from a cognitive model of task performance. An…

The relationship between working memory, intelligence and problem-solving is explored. Wittmann and Suss [Wittmann, W.W., & Suss, H.M. (1999). Investigating the paths between working memory, intelligence, knowledge, and complex problem-solving performances via Brunswik symmetry. In P.L. Ackerman, R.D. Roberts (Ed.), "Learning and individual…

The purpose of this quantitative dissertation was to examine factors determining self-regulation of pre-service physical education teacher education (PETE) students. There is a gap in the literature on self-regulatory capabilities of pre-service teachers and how they self-regulate their learning. Self-regulation theory, the foundation of this…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the logic and identify key assumptions associated with making cognitive inferences using two attribute-based psychometric methods. The first method is Kikumi Tatsuoka's rule-space model. This model provides a strong point of reference for studying the nature of diagnostic inferences because it is important…

Criticizes correlational comparisons of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the Halstead Category Test (Pendleton and Heaton, 1982) regarding assessment of cognitive abilities. Recommends asking patients to think aloud while performing on the tests as a more direct approach to understanding the cognitive components of the test. (LLL)

If students were taught according to the results of learning style evaluations, students would be more likely to learn and educational malpractice suits would be dismissed. (Author/IRT)

Several item types which may be used to test for the acquisition of subject-matter concepts and principles are described. (Author/LR)

The data revealed significant interactions between locus of control and field dependence. As predicted, internal field independent Ss scored highest on all measures. In contrast to the hypotheses, however, external field dependent Ss were not the lowest scorers. Rather, the theoretically incongruent groups scored lowest on each measure. (Author)

The Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) is presented as an approach to the production and measurement of cognitive change. The paper presents three empirical studies illustrating how the LPAD may be applied in solving practical problems with important educational and social implications for teaching handicapped or disadvantaged students.…

Assessed 136 adults diagnosed with major (unipolar) depression for intensity of depressive symptomatology, lethality of suicide ideation, and cognitive variables presumed to mediate depression and suicidality. Results indicated that Beck's Hopelessness Scale combined with Detachment factor of Crandell Cognitions Inventory best predicted depressive…

Responds to Kranzler and Keith (this issue) by providing data from a data-driven approach that suggests the Cognitive Assessment System (CAS) has validity. Provides evidence that the interpretation of the planning, attention, simultaneous and successive (PASS Scales) theory described in the "CAS Interpretive Handbook" is well supported.…

What is the nature of latent predictors that facilitate diagnostic classification? Rupp and Templin (this issue) suggest that these predictors should be multidimensional, categorical variables that can be combined in various ways. Diagnostic Classification Models (DCM) typically use multiple categorical predictors to classify respondents into…

The construct of ability conceptions plays a critical role in children's motivation and achievement behaviors in education, including physical education. Valid and reliable measures of this construct are essential to advance our knowledge of children's ability conceptions and related cognitive, affective, and behavioral outcomes. From a…

Executive functions (EF) are a group of interrelated complex mental abilities that are involved in planning and initiating goals and carrying them through despite interruptions. As these functions are typically higher-order and involved in integrating other, more basic, lower-order functions, they are difficult to assess directly, and executive…