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Journal of Intelligence, 2023 Problem-solving is a critical aspect of intelligence that has become increasingly important in modern society. Mapping out the determinants of success in problem-solving helps understand the underlying cognitive processes involved.
Maoxin Zhang +2 more
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Identifying the dimensions and components of teachers' professional competence and presenting a conceptual model at the level of the Islamic Republic of Iran [PDF]
تربیت اسلامی, 2023 Competence is a structure that casts a shadow over all the weaknesses and excellent performances of a teacher like an umbrella. The purpose of this study is to identify the dimensions and components of teachers' professional competence in the level of ...
Masoomeh Fathi +3 more
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lsasim: an R package for simulating large-scale assessment data
Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2018 This article provides an overview of the R package lsasim, designed to facilitate the generation of data that mimics a large scale assessment context.
Tyler H. Matta +3 more
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Confirmatory analysis of exploratively obtained factor structures [PDF]
, 2001 Factor structures obtained by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) often turn out to fit poorly in confirmative follow-up studies. In the present study, the authors assessed the extent to which results obtained in EFA studies can be replicated by ...
Kloot, W.A. van der, Prooijen, J.W. van
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A Lognormal Ipsative Model for Multidimensional Compositional Items
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Compositional items – a form of forced-choice items – require respondents to allocate a fixed total number of points to a set of statements. To describe the responses to these items, the Thurstonian item response theory (IRT) model was developed. Despite
Chia-Wen Chen +4 more
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Measured lives in educational psychology
International Review of Theoretical Psychologies, 2021 Why is the work of educational researcher John Hattie’s work so popular today? This is the question we will try to answer in this paper. Based on a very large empirical database, Hattie calculates the effects of numerous educational interventions and factors influencing student achievements. Despite documented methodological flaws in his work, Hattie’s
Klaus Nielsen, Jakob Klitmøller
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Educational mismatch in Europe at the turn of the century : measurement, intensity and evolution [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the stylised facts of over-education among European graduates over time (1998–2013), paying special attention to the measurement issues.
Antón, José-Ignacio +3 more
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The Hierarchical Rater Thresholds Model for Multiple Raters and Multiple Items
Open Education Studies, 2021 In educational measurement, various methods have been proposed to infer student proficiency from the ratings of multiple items (e.g., essays) by multiple raters. However, suitable models quickly become numerically demanding or even unfeasible as separate
Molenaar Dylan +3 more
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Measuring Education and Skill [PDF]
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2014 This article reviews recent developments in measuring education and skill that need to be taken into account in any new initiative to monitor social mobility. Over the past half-century, patterns of educational participation and attainment have become more heterogeneous, a trend that has been accompanied by increases in assessment and testing ...
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Measurement Error in Education and Growth Regressions [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2004 The use of the perpetual inventory method for the construction of education data per country leads to systematic measurement error. This paper analyzes its effect on growth regressions. We suggest a methodology for correcting this error. The standard attenuation bias suggests that using these corrected data would lead to a higher coefficient.
Portela, M., Alessie, R., Teulings, C.
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