Assessing the Stability of Structural Learning Measures

Abstract

The study explored two related research questions: (1) Are structural learning measures stable? Sorting concepts printed on cards has traditionally been used for a variety of cognitive modeling applications; Pathfinder is a more recently developed developed, but widely used measure of mental model and concept network learning. Are these measures stable, based on test-retest indices? (2) As students learn more about the topic, does the structural learning measures' stability increase? Does the card sort or Pathfinder learning measure show increased stability as students' long-term memory structures develop?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA368474

Entities

People

  • Bruce Perrin
  • Martin Tessmer
  • Winston Bennett

Organizations

  • University of South Alabama

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Classification
  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Technology
  • Instructors
  • Judgment
  • Military Research
  • New Jersey
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

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  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.