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ERIC Number: EJ233305
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Jul
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Preferred Model Selection in the Validation of Scales Involving Hierarchical Dependencies among Learning Tasks.
Bergan, John R.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v5 n3 p232-40 Jul 1980
This study illustrates a process for selecting a preferred model in the validation of hierarchical learning scales. The test performance of 100 8-to 11-year-old children on subtraction tasks involving variations in borrowing are examined. Goodman's response scaling technique is illustrated. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Mathematical Models, Problem Solving, Scaling, Skill Analysis, Subtraction, Validity, Vertical Organization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Hierarchies