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ERIC Number: EJ1457142
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 39
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-9986
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1054
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Modeling Partial Knowledge in Multiple-Choice Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v50 n1 p5-43 2025
Diagnostic tests are typically administered in a multiple-choice (MC) format due to their advantages of objectivity and time efficiency. The MC-deterministic input, noisy "and" gate (DINA) family of models, a representative class of cognitive diagnostic models for MC items, efficiently and parsimoniously estimates the mastery profiles of examinees. However, the existing models often overestimate the latent traits of examinees when they respond with partial knowledge, which is often observed in educational assessment. Therefore, the novel models of the MC-DINA family that can appropriately handle such responses were developed in this study. Unlike the existing models, the proposed models placed no restrictions on the Q-vector, which represents attribute specifications. Simulation and empirical studies verified that the proposed approach could resolve the overestimation problem.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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