The Learning Sciences in Educational Assessment: The Role of Cognitive Models

ISBN-13: 9780521194112 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 276 str.

Jacqueline P Leighton

Opis

Identifies visual models of the knowledge and strategies students consider in the domains of reading, science and mathematics.

Recenzje

"This book inhabits an important space in the current market for educational and psychological assessment and is very sorely needed."
-André A. Rupp, University of Maryland

Spis treści

1. The learning sciences in educational assessment: an introduction; 2. Evaluating cognitive models in large-scale educational assessments; 3. Cognitive models of task performance for reading comprehension; 4. Cognitive models of task performance for scientific reasoning and discovery; 5. Cognitive models of task performance for mathematical reasoning; 6. Putting it all together: cognitive models to inform the design and development of large-scale educational assessment; 7. Cognitively-based statistical methods - technical illustrations.