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Direct linkMorell, Linda; Collier, Tina; Black, Paul; Wilson, Mark – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
This paper builds on the current literature base about learning progressions in science to address the question, "What is the nature of the learning progression in the content domain of the structure of matter?" We introduce a learning progression in response to that question and illustrate a methodology, the Construct Modeling (Wilson,…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Middle School Students, Public Schools, Models
Briggs, Derek C.; Alonzo, Alicia C.; Schwab, Cheryl; Wilson, Mark – Educational Assessment, 2006
In this article we describe the development, analysis, and interpretation of a novel item format we call Ordered Multiple-Choice (OMC). A unique feature of OMC items is that they are linked to a model of student cognitive development for the construct being measured. Each of the possible answer choices in an OMC item is linked to developmental…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Cognitive Development, Item Response Theory
