Assessment of Problem Solving Using Simulations

<p>This volume explores the application of computer simulation technology to measurement issues in education -- especially as it pertains to problem based learning. Whereas most assessments related to problem solving are based on expensive and time consuming measures (i.e., think-aloud protocols or performance assessments that require extensive human rater scoring), this book relies on computerization of the major portion of the administration, scoring, and reporting of problem-solving assessments. It is appropriate for researchers, instructors and graduate students in educational assessment, educational technology, and educational psychology.</p> <p><b>Contents: <b>E.L. Baker, J. Dickieson, W.H. Wulfeck, H.F. O’Neil, </b></b>Preface. <b>Part I:</b><i>The Context. </i><b>E.L. Baker, D. Niemi, G.K.W.K. Chung,</b> Simulations and the Transfer of Problem Solving Knowledge and Skills. <b>A. Lesgold, </b>Assessment to Steer the Course of Learning: Dither in Testing. <b>D. Ketelhut, C. Dede, J. Clarke, B. Nelson, C. Bowman,</b> Studying Situated Learning in a Multi-User Virtual Environment. <b>J.T. Behrens, D. Frezzo, R. Mislevy, M. Kroopnick, D. Wise,</b> Structural, Functional, and Semiotic Symmetries in Simulation-Based Games and Assessments. <b>J.V. Cohn, K.M. Stanney, R.P. Darken, J.A. Sullivan, L.M. Milham, D.L. Jones, K.S. Hale,</b> Training Evaluation of Virtual Environments. <b>J.D. Fletcher, J.E. Morrison, </b>Representing Cognition in Games and Simulations. <b>Part II:</b><i>L</i><i>ow-Stakes Assessment of Problem Solving. </i><b>R. Mayer, </b>Problem Solving Assessment in Games and Simulation Environments. <b>H.F. O’Neil, H-H. Chen, R. Wainess, C-Y. Shen,</b> Assessing Problem Solving in Simulation Games. <b>H.F. O’Neil, S-h. Chuang, </b>Measuring Collaborative Problem Solving in Low-Stakes Tasks. <b>R. Molkenthin, K. Breuer, R.D. Tennyson,</b> Real-Time Diagnostics of Problem-Solving Behavior for Business Simulations. <b>Part III:</b><i>High-Stakes Assessment of Problem Solving.</i><b>W.H. Wulfeck, S.K. Wetzel-Smith,</b> Use of Visualization Techniques to Improve High-Stakes Problem Solving. <b>R.A. Wisher, </b>Assessing Problem-Solving Performance in High-Stakes Tasks. <b>L.L. Meliza, S.L. Goldberg, </b>Impact of After-Action Review on Learning in Simulation-Based U.S. Army Training. <b>D.H. Andrews, R.T. Nullmeyer, J. Good, P. Fitzgerald, </b>Measurement of Learning Processes in Pilot Simulation. <b>Part IV:</b><i>A</i><i>uthoring Options. </i><b>G.K.W.K. Chung, G.C. Delacruz, W.L. Bewley, E.L. Baker, J. Elmore, B. Seely, </b>A Computational Approach to Authoring of Problem-Solving Assessments. <b>T.P. Vendlinski, E.L. Baker, </b>Templates and Objects in Authoring Problem-Solving Assessments.</p>