Theory of the Self-learning Q -Matrix

• Published in: Bernoulli : official journal of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability Vol. 19; no. 5A; p. 1790
• Main Authors: Liu, Jingchen, Xu, Gongjun, Ying, Zhiliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Q-matrix; Classification model; cognitive assessment; self-learning; diagnostic; consistency

Cognitive assessment is a growing area in psychological and educational measurement, where tests are given to assess mastery/deficiency of attributes or skills. A key issue is the correct identification of attributes associated with items in a test. In this paper, we set up a mathematical framework...