Title:
Cognitive Design Principles and the Successful Performer: A Study on Spatial Ability

dc.contributor.author Embretson, Susan E.
dc.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Psychology
dc.contributor.corporatename University of Kansas. Dept. of Psychology
dc.date.accessioned 2010-07-26T18:34:04Z
dc.date.available 2010-07-26T18:34:04Z
dc.date.issued 1996
dc.description.abstract An important trend in educational measurement is the use of principles of cognitive psychology to design achievement and ability test items. Many studies show that manipulating the stimulus features of items influences the processes, strategies, and knowledge structures that are involved in solution. However, little is known about how cognitive design influences individual differences. That is, does applying cognitive design principles change the background skills and abilities that are associated with successful performance? This study compared the correlates of two spatial ability tests that used the same item type but different test design principles (cognitive design versus psychometric design). The results indicated differences in factorial complexity in the two tests; specifically, the impact of verbal abilities was substantially reduced by applying the cognitive design principles. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Embretson, S. E. (1996). Cognitive design systems and the successful performer: A study on spatial ability. Journal of Educational Measurement, 33, 29-39. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0022-0655
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/34247
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher.original Wiley-Blackwell
dc.subject Educational measurement en_US
dc.subject Cognitive psychology en_US
dc.subject Cognitive design en_US
dc.title Cognitive Design Principles and the Successful Performer: A Study on Spatial Ability en_US
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dc.type.genre Article
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local.contributor.author Embretson, Susan E.
local.contributor.corporatename College of Sciences
local.contributor.corporatename School of Psychology
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