Modeling diagnostic assessments with bayesian networks

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-359

  Almond, Russell G ^a   DiBello, Louis V ^b   Moulder, Brad ^a   Zapata Rivera, Juan Diego ^a,b  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 36348987259     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: 17453984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2007.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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