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Applying Advanced Models in Noncognitive Assessment

Sun, April 15, 8:15 to 10:15am, Marriott Pinnacle, Floor: Third Level, Pinnacle I

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This session presents five papers that use advanced psychometrics to explore theoretical and applied issues in noncognitive assessment. Two prevalent practical issues in noncognitive assessment are examinee motivation and assessment methods. The first paper applies latent growth modeling to determine how examinee motivation changes throughout a low-stakes assessment setting. The second paper applies IRT analyses to forced-choice items, which serve as an alternative to traditional, often problematic means of noncognitive assessment. The remaining papers address theoretical issues, examining latent growth and group differences in the areas of ethnocultural empathy, identity development, conscientiousness, and institutional commitment. Ultimately, the key thread amongst these papers is their focus on the issue – applied or theoretical – rather than on the method itself.

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