When Less Is More in Cognitive Diagnosis: A Rapid Online Method for Diagnosing Learner Task-Specific Expertise

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 603-612

  Kalyuga, Slava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

expertise; learner tailored instruction; online cognitive diagnosis; rapid diagnostic method

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849088048     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.100.3.603     Document Type: Article

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