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ERIC Number: EJ488565
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Cognitive Assessment of Solutions to an Ill-Structured Problem Using Forced Classification Analysis.
Nagy, Philip
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v40 n2 p163-75 Jun 1994
Illustrates the use of forced classification for assessing student solutions to ill-structured problems. The analysis, applied to discussions by children of a social problem, consists of content categorization; quality ratings within content categories; and categorical discriminant analysis, with student grade and judged quality as discriminating variables. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Research Methodology, Student Evaluation, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Forced Classification Analysis; Ontario
Note: Theme issue on cognition and assessment.