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Area of Science:

  • Educational Measurement
  • Psychometrics
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Response process data (RPD) from computer-based assessments offer insights into problem-solving behaviors.
  • Current data-driven feature extraction methods yield interpretable features but lack explicit links to original response processes.
  • This gap hinders a deep understanding of how latent traits influence problem-solving strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel statistical model for analyzing response process data.
  • To enhance the interpretability of features extracted from unstructured process data.
  • To model the heterogeneity of problem-solving processes across respondents.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a statistical model integrating latent traits with hidden Markov models (HMMs).
  • The HMM structure represents problem-solving stages, with hidden states as subtasks.
  • Latent traits are incorporated to explain variations in response processes.

Main Results:

  • The proposed model provides a parsimonious and interpretable framework for RPD analysis.
  • Demonstrated the model's effectiveness through simulation studies.
  • Validated the model using real-world data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Conclusions:

  • The latent trait-informed HMM offers a powerful tool for understanding individual differences in problem-solving.
  • This approach bridges the gap between complex process data and interpretable psychological constructs.
  • Facilitates more nuanced analysis of cognitive processes in educational assessments.