The identification and validation process of proportional reasoning attributes: An application of a cognitive diagnosis modeling framework

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 237-255

  Tjoe, Hartono ^a   de la Torre, Jimmy ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Proportional reasoning; Proportions; Ratios

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901605633     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13394-013-0090-7     Document Type: Article

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