A Framework for Developing Cognitively Diagnostic Assessments.

Nichols, Paul D.

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Publication Date: 1994

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A Framework for Developing Cognitively Diagnostic Assessments.

Nichols, Paul D.

Review of Educational Research, v64 n4 p575-603 Win 1994

Diagnostic assessment combining cognitive science and psychometrics, cognitively diagnostic assessment (CDA), is characterized in terms of the intended use of the assessment and methods of developing and evaluating assessments. Societal trends motivating the development of CDA and efforts to develop a five-step methodology for CDA are outlined. (SLD)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Models, Psychometrics, Sociocultural Patterns, Test Construction, Test Use

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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