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- | * Hand construction of the q-matrix by assigning concepts to questions and then comparing student answers to closest matrix responses. Problems: a q-matrix is a much more | + | * 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. |
- | abstract measure of the relationships of questions to concepts. We might assume that the | + | * 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. |
- | questions designed to test students are a more accurate reflection of the teaching | + | |
- | objectives than an abstract construct which relates questions to underlying concepts. | + |