Development of a new critical thinking test using item response theory

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-105

  Wagner, Teresa A ^a,b   Harvey, Robert J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Item response theory; Test development; Wagner Assessment Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL THINKING; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CALORIC INTAKE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING;

EID: 33744535543     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.18.1.100     Document Type: Article

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