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Peer reviewedEmbretson, Susan; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1986
This study examined the influence of processing strategies, and the metacomponents that determine when to apply them, on the construct validity of a verbal reasoning test. A rule-oriented strategy, an association strategy, and a partial rule strategy were examined. All three strategies contributed to individual differences in verbal reasoning.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, Latent Trait Theory
