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  • Educational Measurement
  • Psychometric Modeling
  • Cognitive Diagnosis

Background:

  • Diagnostic Classification Models (DCMs) are crucial for formative assessment.
  • Testlet-based DCMs involve complex latent structures.
  • Existing models often assume independence between attribute profiles and testlet effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend the testlet DINA (T-DINA) model by incorporating potential correlations between attribute profiles and testlet effects.
  • To establish model identifiability conditions for the proposed extended T-DINA model.
  • To evaluate the performance of the new model using real-world assessment data.

Main Methods:

  • Development of an extended testlet DINA (T-DINA) model.
  • Investigation of model identifiability and derivation of sufficient conditions.
  • Application to the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment dataset.
  • Comparative analysis with standard DINA and T-DINA models.
  • Simulation studies to assess model performance.

Main Results:

  • The proposed extended T-DINA model accommodates correlations between latent structures.
  • Sufficient conditions for model identifiability were established, including for the standard T-DINA.
  • The new model demonstrated substantial improvements in goodness of fit compared to DINA and T-DINA.
  • Simulation results confirmed the model's effectiveness across various settings.

Conclusions:

  • The extended T-DINA model offers a more accurate representation of complex latent structures in testlet-based assessments.
  • Accounting for attribute-testlet correlations enhances model fit and diagnostic accuracy.
  • The findings have implications for improving formative assessment and educational measurement practices.