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* "//method, which examines the inputs of many students to automatically extract relationships between questions and underlying concepts, and then uses those relationships in diagnosing and correcting student misconceptions.//" | * "//method, which examines the inputs of many students to automatically extract relationships between questions and underlying concepts, and then uses those relationships in diagnosing and correcting student misconceptions.//" | ||
+ | * domain-independent knowledge model | ||
+ | * originally a binary matrix showing the relationship between test items and latent or underlying attributes, or concepts | ||
+ | * To build the q-matrix, experts constructed a relationship between test questions and concepts (referred to as attributes) and students taking the test were assigned knowledge states based on their test answers and the constructed q-matrix ((see Ham85 for a discussion of item-response theory)) | ||
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+ | Approaches: | ||
+ | * Hand construction of the q-matrix by experts' assigning concepts to questions and then comparing student answers to closest matrix responses. Problems: a q-matrix is a much more abstract measure of the relationships of questions to concepts. We might assume that the questions designed to test students are a more accurate reflection of the teaching objectives than an abstract construct which relates questions to underlying concepts. | ||
+ | * The alternative to this strategy is to design a method to extract a q-matrix, which explains student behavior, and reveals the underlying relationships between questions. Experts can examine the resulting q-matrix 25 to ensure that the extracted relationships seem to be valid, and then use that q-matrix to guide the generation of new problems. |