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ERIC Number: EJ1203655
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Feb
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-9986
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Development and Application of an Exploratory Reduced Reparameterized Unified Model
Culpepper, Steven Andrew; Chen, Yinghan
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v44 n1 p3-24 Feb 2019
Exploratory cognitive diagnosis models (CDMs) estimate the Q matrix, which is a binary matrix that indicates the attributes needed for affirmative responses to each item. Estimation of Q is an important next step for improving classifications and broadening application of CDMs. Prior research primarily focused on an exploratory version of the restrictive deterministic-input, noisy-and-gate model, and research is needed to develop exploratory methods for more flexible CDMs. We consider Bayesian methods for estimating an exploratory version of the more flexible reduced reparameterized unified model (rRUM). We show that estimating the rRUM Q matrix is complicated by a confound between elements of Q and the rRUM item parameters. A Bayesian framework is presented that accurately recovers Q using a spike-slab prior for item parameters to select the required attributes for each item. We present Monte Carlo simulation studies, demonstrating the developed algorithm improves upon prior Bayesian methods for estimating the rRUM Q matrix. We apply the developed method to the Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English data set. The results provide evidence of five attributes with a partially ordered attribute hierarchy.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 201700062; 1632023
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