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.
- Self-contained chapters represent latest research in the emerging area of cognitive diagnostic testing
- Step-by-step description of cognitive diagnostic tests make rationale easy to follow
- Includes philosophical, psychological and psychometric testing giving it wide appeal
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- Date Published: August 2007
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521865494
- length: 384 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 156 x 32 mm
- weight: 0.628kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from November 2024
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. The Basis of Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment:
1. Defining cognitive diagnostic assessment in education Jacqueline P. Leighton and Mark J. Gierl
2. The demand for diagnostic testing Kristen Huff
3. Philosophical rationale for cognitive models Stephen Norris
4. Cognitive psychology as it applies to diagnostic assessment Robert J. Mislevy
5. Construct validity and diagnostic testing Susan Umbretson
Part II. Methods and Application of Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment:
6. Cognitive models and diagnostic assessment Jacqueline P. Leighton
7. Test construction Joanna Gorin
8. The attribute hierarchy method Mark J. Gierl, Jacqueline P. Leighton, and Steve Hunka
9. The fusion model as implemented with ARPEGGIO William Stout
10. Score reporting
Part III. The Future of Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment:
11. Unresolved issues in cognitive diagnostic assessment
12. Summary and conclusion Mark J. Gierl and Jacqueline P. Leighton.
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Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Educational Measurement
- psychometrics
Editors
Jacqueline Leighton, University of Alberta
Dr Leighton is a registered psychologist by the College of Alberta Psychologists and is a member of the American Educational Research Association. She sits on the National Council on Measurement in Education and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. Her research is funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada.
Mark Gierl, Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation, University of Alberta
Dr Gierl is currently the Canada Research Chair in Educational Measurement. He is a member of the American Educational Research Association, the National Council on Measurement in Education, and the International Test Commission. Dr Gierl's research is funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the College Board.
Contributors
Jacqueline P. Leighton, Mark J. Gierl, Stephen Norris, Robert J. Mislevy, Susan Umbretson, Joanna Gorin, Steve Hunka, William Stout

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