Assessing the Stability of Structural Learning Measures
Martin A. Tessmer, Bruce M. Perrin, Winston R. Bennett · PsycEXTRA Dataset · 1997
Abstract : The study explored two related research questions: (1) Are structural learning measures stable? Sorting concepts printed on cards has traditionally been used for a variety of cognitive modeling applications; Pathfinder is a more recently developed developed, but widely used measure of mental model and concept network learning. Are these measures stable, based on test-retest indices? (2) As students learn more about the topic, does the structural learning measures' stability increase? Does the card sort or Pathfinder learning measure show increased stability as students' long-term memory structures develop?