A valid and reliable instrument for cognitive complexity rating assignment of chemistry exam items

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 554-560

  Knaus, Karen ^a   Murphy, Kristen ^b   Blecking, Anja ^b   Holme, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; First Year Undergraduate General; Testing Assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954561196     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed900070y     Document Type: Article

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