Title:
Measuring and Validating Cognitive Modifiability as an Ability: A Study in the Spatial Domain
Measuring and Validating Cognitive Modifiability as an Ability: A Study in the Spatial Domain
| dc.contributor.author | Embretson, Susan E. | |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | University of Kansas. Dept. of Psychology | |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Psychology | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-07-27T16:35:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-07-27T16:35:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1992 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Measuring cognitive modifiability from the responsiveness of an individual's performance to intervention has long been viewed (e.g., Dearborne, 1921) as an alternative to traditional (static) ability measurement. Currently, dynamic testing in which cues or instruction are presented with ability test items, is a popular method for assessing cognitive modifiability. Despite the long-standing interest, however, little data exists to support the validity of cognitive modifiability measures in any ability domain. Several special methodological difficulties have limited validity studies, including psychometric problems in measuring modifiability (i.e., as change), lack of appropriate validation criteria, and difficulty in linking modifiability to cognitive theory. In this article, relatively new developments for solving the validation problems are applied to measuring and validating spatial modifiability. Criterion-related validity for predicting learning in an applied knowledge domain, as well as construct validity, is supported. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Embretson, S. (1992). Measuring and validating cognitive modifiability: An ability in the spatial domain. Journal of Educational Measurement, 29, 25-50. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0022-065 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/34252 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.publisher.original | Wiley-Blackwell | |
| dc.subject | Cognitive modifiability | en_US |
| dc.subject | Validation criteria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cognitive theory | en_US |
| dc.title | Measuring and Validating Cognitive Modifiability as an Ability: A Study in the Spatial Domain | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.contributor.author | Embretson, Susan E. | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | College of Sciences | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | School of Psychology | |
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