Investigating Noncognitive Constructs as Part of Learning in Digital Environments Using Evidence-Centered Design

• In Event: Poster Session 5
  In Poster Session: Advanced Technologies for Learning Posters

Abstract

Increasing attention to non-cognitive factors for learning coincides with the changing landscape of K-12 learning where the use of adaptive learning environments to customize learning to individual students’ needs is fast becoming the norm. However, measuring these noncognitive factors in valid and reliable ways has posed a more challenging problem. Using Evidence-Centered Design (ECD), an assessment framework, our paper will address these gaps. ECD provides a structured alignment to understand and demonstrate how these noncognitive constructs can be defined, elicited, observed, and measured in reliable ways. Providing example design patterns, the paper reveals specific challenges to measuring these constructs across online platforms, while also drawing commonalities in assessment designs among several non-cognitive constructs and types of digital learning environments.

Authors

• Ruchi Tirumala Bhanot, SRI International

• Britte Haugan Cheng, SRI International

• Andrew E. Krumm, SRI International