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Direct linkMoon, Jung Aa; Lindner, Marlit Annalena; Arslan, Burcu; Keehner, Madeleine – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2022
Many test items use both an image and text, but present them in a spatially separate manner. This format could potentially cause a split-attention effect in which the test taker's cognitive load is increased by having to split attention between the image and text, while mentally integrating the two sources of information. We investigated the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Attention
