A Construct Validation of the Mental Models Learning Outcome Using Exploratory Factor Analysis.

Autor/inn/en	Sheehan, Joseph; Tessmer, Martin
Titel	A Construct Validation of the Mental Models Learning Outcome Using Exploratory Factor Analysis.
Quelle	(1997), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Construct Validity; Factor Analysis; Factor Structure; Higher Education; Knowledge Representation; Learning Strategies; Outcomes of Education; Problem Solving; Spreadsheets; Testing; Troubleshooting + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Faktorenstruktur; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Wissensrepräsentation; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Problemlösen; Spread sheet; Spredsheets; Spreadsheet; Tabellenkalkulation; Testdurchführung; Testen; Störfall
Abstract	A mental model is a knowledge structure composed of concepts and the relations between them. Mental models are distinct from declarative and procedural knowledge--they go beyond semantic relationships and skills acquisition and contain varied intellectual skills and knowledge. This study describes an initial investigation into the construct validity of mental models as indication of a distinct learning outcome. The study considered the relationship between mental models, declarative knowledge, concept learning, problem solving, and troubleshooting performance. College junior-level Operations Management students (n=21) were tested on their knowledge and use of spreadsheets through multiple choice and matching quizzes developed using the Pathfinder Associative Network data collection method. Study limitations included: subject mortality; generalizability; missing variables; insufficient number of subjects; invalidated instruments; and convergent validity. Appendices include: definitions of structured knowledge, construct validity, and factor analysis terms; sample questions from the declarative knowledge quiz; concept matching quiz; and SPSS factor analysis results. (Contains 55 references.) (Author/SWC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC