Cognitive diagnostic assessment for education : theory and applications / edited by Jacqueline P. Leighton, Mark J. Gierl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leighton, Jacqueline P., editor.

Gierl, Mark J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Cognition--Testing.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 371 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the current push toward educational reform, there is great potential for innovation and change, particularly in large scale testing. One area where change is possible is in cognitive diagnostic assessment. Researchers in educational measurement and cognitive psychology are finally in a position to design tests targeted specifically for providing valuable information about students' cognitive strengths and weaknesses. This self-contained volume organizes what is known about cognitive diagnostic assessment in education, including its conceptual and philosophical basis, methods, and applications. The complete list of topics includes educational demand, philosophical rationale, construct validity, cognitive methods, test construction, statistical models, and unresolved issues (e.g., how to best translate diagnostic information into teaching practices). Leighton and Gierl present a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of cognitive diagnostic assessment in education.

Contents:

Part I. The Basis of Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment

1. Why Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment? / Jacqueline P. Leighton and Mark J. Gierl

2. The Demand for Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment / Kristen Huff and Dean P. Goodman

3. Cognitive Modelling of Performance on Diagnostic Achievement Tests: A Philosophical Analysis and Justification / Stephen P. Norris, John S. Macnab, and Linda M. Phillips

4. Test Validity in Cognitive Assessment / Denny Borsboom and Gideon J. Mellenbergh

5. Construct Validity and Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment / Xiangdong Yang and Susan E. Embretson

Part II. Methods and application of cognitive diagnostic assessment

6. Verbal Reports as Data for Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment

Jacqueline P. Leighton and Mark J. Gierl

7. Test Construction and Diagnostic Testing / Joanna S. Gorin

8. Cognitive Foundations of Structured Item Response Models / Andrá A. Rupp and Robert J. Mislevy

9. Using the Attribute Hierarchy Method to Make Diagnostic Inferences about Examinees' Cognitive Skills / Mark J. Gierl, Jacqueline P. Leighton and Stephen M. Hunka

10. The Fusion Model Skills Diagnosis System / Louis A. Roussos, Louis V. DiBello, William Stout, Sarah M. Hartz, Robert A. Henson, and Jonathan H. Templin

Part III. The future of cognitive diagnostic assessment

11. Using Information from Multiple-Choice Distractors to Enhance Cognitive-Diagnostic Score Reporting / Richard M. Luecht

12. Directions for Future Research in Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment / Mark J. Gierl and Jacqueline P. Leighton.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17871-1

0-521-68421-8

1-280-90996-X

0-511-28607-4

0-511-28450-0

0-511-61118-8

0-511-30179-0

0-511-28532-9

OCLC:

171141041