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The Learning Sciences in Educational Assessment: The Role of Cognitive Models
Jacqueline P. Leighton
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Description for The Learning Sciences in Educational Assessment: The Role of Cognitive Models
Paperback. Identifies visual models of the knowledge and strategies students consider in the domains of reading, science and mathematics. Num Pages: 278 pages, 18 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
There is mounting hope in the United States that federal legislation in the form of No Child Left Behind will improve educational outcomes. As titanic as the challenge appears to be, however, the solution could be at our fingertips. This volume identifies visual types of cognitive models in reading, science and mathematics for researchers, test developers, school administrators, policy makers and teachers. In the process of identifying these cognitive models, the book also explores methodological or translation issues to consider as decisions are made about how to generate psychologically informative and psychometrically viable large-scale assessments based on the learning sciences. ... Read more
There is mounting hope in the United States that federal legislation in the form of No Child Left Behind will improve educational outcomes. As titanic as the challenge appears to be, however, the solution could be at our fingertips. This volume identifies visual types of cognitive models in reading, science and mathematics for researchers, test developers, school administrators, policy makers and teachers. In the process of identifying these cognitive models, the book also explores methodological or translation issues to consider as decisions are made about how to generate psychologically informative and psychometrically viable large-scale assessments based on the learning sciences. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521122887
SKU
V9780521122887
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About Jacqueline P. Leighton
Jacqueline P. Leighton is Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation (CRAME). She is also registered as a psychologist by the College of Alberta Psychologists. Her specialization is educational assessment and cognitive psychology, with an emphasis on test development and validity analysis. Dr Leighton's current research is on identifying and evaluating ... Read more
Reviews for The Learning Sciences in Educational Assessment: The Role of Cognitive Models
"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