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Publication Date: 2013-May
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Learning Progressions: An Overview of Current Validation Methods. Bulletin, Issue 24
Soto, Amanda C.; Taylor, Melinda A.
Pearson Education, Inc.
Learning progressions represent a set of skills or pieces of knowledge ordered sequentially from least to most complex. This sequence can guide instruction as well as assessment content. This paper describes several useful methods for validating learning progressions including validating the relationship between the progression and student knowledge as well as between the progression and associated assessments.
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Sequential Learning, Validity, Mastery Learning, Student Evaluation, Interviews, Cognitive Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Statistical Analysis, Item Response Theory
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Language: English
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