Assessing Probabilistic Reasoning in Verbal-Numerical and Graphical-Pictorial Formats: An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Instrument

Autor/inn/en	Agus, Mirian; Penna, Maria Pietronilla; Peró-Cebollero, Maribel; Guàrdia-Olmos, Joan
Titel	Assessing Probabilistic Reasoning in Verbal-Numerical and Graphical-Pictorial Formats: An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of an Instrument
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 12 (2016) 8, S.2013-2038 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
DOI	10.12973/eurasia.2016.1265a
Schlagwörter	Probability; Abstract Reasoning; Thinking Skills; Educational Assessment; Psychometrics; Undergraduate Students; Psychology; Problem Solving; Foreign Countries; Visual Aids; Graphs; Item Response Theory; Evidence; Evaluation Criteria; Verbal Ability; Mathematics Skills; Measures (Individuals); Validity; Test Theory; Discriminant Analysis; Comparative Education; Cognitive Tests; Statistical Analysis; Item Analysis; Factor Analysis; Goodness of Fit; Correlation; Italy; Spain; SRA Primary Mental Abilities Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Psychologie; Problemlösen; Ausland; Anschauungsmaterial; Grafische Darstellung; Item-Response-Theorie; Evidenz; Mündliche Leistung; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Messdaten; Gültigkeit; Testtheorie; Diskriminanzanalyse; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Statistische Analyse; Itemanalyse; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Italien; Spanien
Abstract	Research on the graphical facilitation of probabilistic reasoning has been characterised by the effort expended to identify valid assessment tools. The authors developed an assessment instrument to compare reasoning performances when problems were presented in verbal-numerical and graphical-pictorial formats. A sample of undergraduate psychology students (n = 676) who had not developed statistical skills, solved problems requiring probabilistic reasoning. They attended universities in Spain (n = 127; f = 71.7%) and Italy (n = 549; f = 72.9%). In Italy 173 undergraduates solved these problems under time pressure. The remaining students solved the problems without time limits. Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) were applied to assess the effect of two formats and to evaluate criterion and discriminant validity. The instrument showed acceptable psychometric properties, providing preliminary evidence of validity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01