A review of the research literature revealed a call for the validation of performance
assessments, especially those linked to complex processes like problem-solving. The …

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the processes and methods that can be used to
elicit students' problem-solving performance and assess their cognitive and metacognitive …

This chapter describes a theoretical rationale and an empirical methodology for analysing
log-file data recorded from students' interactions with computer-based problem-solving …

Although performance assessments test for higher order thinking and problem solving, they
rarely report students' thinking process data back to teachers, students, or the public. Web …

Problem solving has received broad public interest as an important competency in modern
societies. In educational large-scale assessments paper-pencil based analytical problem …

Response process validity evidence provides a window into a respondent's cognitive
processing. The purpose of this study is to describe a new data collection tool called a whole …

Two forms of a Four Step Problem Solving Test were developed. Validity and reliability were
established using test results of students in seventh and eighth grades. This is a …

Investigations of formal problem-solving are conducted with the expectation that they will
predict or at least help understand informal or everyday problem-solving. For instance, if a …

Consistent with its mission of synthesizing available information on performance
assessment in a variety of skill areas, the Clearinghouse for Applied Performance …

The ongoing paradigm shift in education continues to focus on educational accountability,
resulting in increased demands for scientifically based research (Individuals with Disabilities …