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ERIC Number: EJ831515
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Mar
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-989X
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Evaluating Cognitive Theory: A Joint Modeling Approach Using Responses and Response Times
Klein Entink, Rinke H.; Kuhn, Jorg-Tobias; Hornke, Lutz F.; Fox, Jean-Paul
Psychological Methods, v14 n1 p54-75 Mar 2009
In current psychological research, the analysis of data from computer-based assessments or experiments is often confined to accuracy scores. Response times, although being an important source of additional information, are either neglected or analyzed separately. In this article, a new model is developed that allows the simultaneous analysis of accuracy scores and response times of cognitive tests with a rule-based design. The model is capable of simultaneously estimating ability and speed on the person side as well as difficulty and time intensity on the task side, thus dissociating information that is often confounded in current analysis procedures. Further, by integrating design matrices on the task side, it becomes possible to assess the effects of design parameters (e.g., cognitive processes) on both task difficulty and time intensity, offering deeper insights into the task structure. A Bayesian approach, using Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods, has been developed to estimate the model. An application of the model in the context of educational assessment is illustrated using a large-scale investigation of figural reasoning ability. (Contains 3 tables and 8 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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