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Cognitive Diagnostic Computerized Adaptive Testing
Cognitive Diagnostic Computerized Adaptive Testing (CD-CAT) combines computerized adaptive testing (CAT) with cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs) to efficiently assess students' specific skill profiles. Rather than producing a single overall ability score, CD-CAT adaptively selects items to quickly identify which skills a student has mastered and which need development.
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- Choi, K. M., Lee, Y. S., & Park, Y. S. (2015). What CDM can tell about examinees' strengths and weaknesses: Cognitive diagnostic information in TIMSS. Journal of Educational Evaluation for Policy Analysis, 24(1), 79-100. link ↗
- Kaplan, M., de la Torre, J., & Barrada, J. R. (2015). New item selection methods for cognitive diagnosis computerized adaptive testing. Journal of Educational Measurement, 52(4), 393-411. DOI: 10.1111/jedm.12089 ↗
- Hsu, C. L., Wang, W. C., & Chen, S. Y. (2013). Variable-length computerized adaptive testing based on cognitive diagnosis models: A simulation study. Applied Psychological Measurement, 37(1), 3-23. DOI: 10.1177/0146621612455056 ↗