Is it harder to know or to reason? Analyzing two-tier science assessment items using the Rasch measurement model

Two-tier multiple-choice (TTMC) items are used to assess students’ knowledge of a scientific concept for tier 1 and their reasoning about this concept for tier 2. But are the knowledge and reasoning involved in these tiers really distinguishable? Are the tiers equally challenging for students? The a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fulmer, G., Chu, H., Treagust, David, Neumann, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43349