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knowledge_assessment:q-matrix [2012/07/05 14:00]
jpetrovic
knowledge_assessment:q-matrix [2012/07/11 09:59]
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-Q-matrix is a+==== What is a q-matrix? ==== 
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 +Q-matrix is a matrix describing relations of questions and concepts required for their understanding. It is a M//x//N matrix, where M equals the number of questions in an assessment, and N equals the total number of concepts required for understanding all questions. The matrix element A[i,j] equals 1 if the i-th concept is required for correctly answering j-th question and 0 if the i-th concept is NOT required for correctly answering j-th question. Alternatively,​ matrix values can be not just {0,1}, but real numbers from the interval [0,1], describing the probability that a student who knows i-th concept will correctly answer j-th question. 
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 +==== What can I do with a q-matrix? ==== 
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 +==== How do I create a q-matrx? ==== 
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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    * domain-independent knowledge model
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 Later researchers found that, although the q-matrix model was a good way to compare student data to a concept model, expert-constructed q-matrices did not correspond to student data any better than random q-matrices did. Later researchers found that, although the q-matrix model was a good way to compare student data to a concept model, expert-constructed q-matrices did not correspond to student data any better than random q-matrices did.
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 +the findings in Brewer'​s previous research, which found that the factor analysis method performed poorly in comparison with the q-matrix ​
 +method when fewer observations were available. ​
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