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Author(s): Brandenburg, Janin; Huschka, Sina Simone; Visser, Linda; Hasselhorn, Marcus
Title: Are different types of learning disorder associated with distinct cognitive functioning profiles?
In: Frontiers in Psychology, 12 (2021) , S. 725374
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.725374
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.725374/full
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Beitrag in Sonderheft
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Lernschwierigkeit; Kognitive Kompetenz; Kognition; Typ; Leseschwäche; Rechenschwäche; Rechtschreibschwäche; Intelligenz <Psy>; Schüler; Grundschule; Schuljahr 03; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Aufmerksamkeit; Gedächtnis; Intelligenztest; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Standardabweichung; Chi-Quadrat-Test; Frankfurt; Hildesheim; Oldenburg; Hessen; Niedersachsen; Deutschland
Abstract: Introduction: DSM-5 presented a revised conceptualization of specific learning disorders (LD). Contrary to former versions, the various types of LD-i.e., mathematics disorder, reading disorder, and writing disorder-are not treated as distinct diagnostic entities but are integrated into one single LD category. In support of this new classification, it has been argued that the various types of LD overlap to a great extent in their cognitive functioning profiles and therefore do not exhibit a distinct set of cognitive causes. In contrast, ICD-11 still adheres to the idea of discrete categories and thus follows the specificity hypothesis of LD. Using latent profile analysis (LPA), we therefore tested the specificity of cognitive strengths and weaknesses in children with different types of LD. Secondly, we aimed at examining the extent to which observed LD characteristics (type and severity of LD as well as IQ-achievement discrepancy) were consistent with the membership of a given latent profile.
Method: 302 German third-graders (134 girls; IQ ≥ 85; Mage = 111.05 months; SD = 5.76) with single or comorbid types of LD in the domains of mathematics, reading, and spelling completed a wide range of domain-specific and domain-general cognitive functioning measures.
Results: Five qualitative distinct profiles of cognitive strengths and weaknesses were identified. Profile 1 (23% of the sample) showed Comprehensive Cognitive Deficits, performing low in all measures except for naming speed, language, and inhibition. Profile 2 (21%) included children with a Double Deficit in Phonological Awareness and Phonological Short-term Memory. Profile 3 (20%) was characterized by a Double Deficit of Phonological Awareness and Naming Speed. Profile 4 (19%) included children with a Single Deficit in Attention, and profile 5 (17%) consisted of children without any cognitive deficits. Moreover, type and severity of LD as well as IQ-achievement discrepancy discriminated between the profiles, which is in line with the specificity hypothesis of LD.
Discussion: Overall, the finding of specific associations between the LD types and the identified cognitive profiles supports the ICD-11 classification of LD. Yet, those inferences may not be valid for an individual child but need to be examined through comprehensive diagnostic. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Bildung und Entwicklung
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Author(s): Brose, Annette; Blanke, Elisabeth S.; Schmiedek, Florian; Kramer, Andrea C.; Schmidt, Andrea; Neubauer, Andreas B.
Title: Change in mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The role of appraisals and daily life experiences
In: Journal of Personality, 89 (2021) 3, S. 468-482
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12592
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jopy.12592
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Affekt; Emotionaler Zustand; Bewertung; Pandemie; Stress; Wohlbefinden; Achtsamkeit; Psychohygiene; Alltag; Erfahrung; Empirische Untersuchung; Tagebuch; Pretest; Deutschland
Abstract: Intro: When confronted with major threats, people often experience decline in well‐being. The central purpose of this study was to identify mechanisms underlying change of well‐being in times of threat, using the example of the COVID‐19 pandemic, with a focus on appraisals of the pandemic and affective states, stress, as well as mindfulness in daily life.
Methods: We conducted a study across 3.5 weeks, including pretest, posttest, and a diary phase in‐between. We worked with a sample of 460 adults, pre‐ and post‐test information, as well as 7189 observations from the diary phase.
Results: Results showed that deterioration in mental health symptoms across the duration of the study was associated with (a) change towards less fortunate appraisals of the pandemic and (b), more negative affect and less mindfulness in daily life. Furthermore, appraisals of the pandemic at pretest predicted experiences in daily life, with more negative appraisals of the pandemic predicting more negative affect and stressor occurrence as well as less mindfulness.
Discussion: These findings speak to the dynamic nature of well‐being and appraisals in times of threat, and highlight the role of experiences in daily life in changes in well‐being. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Bildung und Entwicklung
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Author(s): Deribo, Tobias; Kröhne, Ulf; Goldhammer, Frank
Title: Model‐based treatment of rapid guessing
In: Journal of Educational Measurement, 58 (2021) 2, S. 281-303
DOI: 10.1111/jedm.12290
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jedm.12290?af=R
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Leistungstest; Testkonstruktion; Messverfahren; Computerunterstütztes Verfahren; Frage; Antwort; Verhalten; Dauer; Problemlösen; Modell; Student; Medienkompetenz; Item-Response-Theory; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Validität; Panel; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract (english): The increased availability of time-related information as a result of computer-based assessment has enabled new ways to measure test-taking engagement. One of these ways is to distinguish between solution and rapid guessing behavior. Prior research has recommended response-level filtering to deal with rapid guessing. Response-level filtering can lead to parameter bias if rapid guessing depends on the measured trait or (un-)observed covariates. Therefore, a model based on Mislevy and Wu (1996) was applied to investigate the assumption of ignorable missing data underlying response-level filtering. The model allowed us to investigate different approaches to treating response-level filtered responses in a single framework through model parameterization. The study found that lower-ability test-takers tend to rapidly guess more frequently and are more likely to be unable to solve an item they guessed on, indicating a violation of the assumption of ignorable missing data underlying response-level filtering. Further ability estimation seemed sensitive to different approaches to treating response-level filtered responses. Moreover, model-based approaches exhibited better model fit and higher convergent validity evidence compared to more naïve treatments of rapid guessing. The results illustrate the need to thoroughly investigate the assumptions underlying specific treatments of rapid guessing as well as the need for robust methods. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Lehr und Lernqualität in Bildungseinrichtungen
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Author(s): Dignath, Charlotte
Title: For unto every one that hath shall be given. Teachers' competence profiles regarding the promotion of self‑regulated learning moderate the effectiveness of short‑term teacher training
In: Metacognition and Learning, 16 (2021) 3, S. 555-594
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-021-09271-x
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11409-021-09271-x
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Beitrag in Sonderheft
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Lehrer; Kompetenz; Lernen; Selbstregulation; Unterricht; Schüler; Förderung; Kognitive Prozesse; Metakognition; Motivation; Wissen; Überzeugung; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lehrerfortbildung; Training; Effektivität; Unterricht; Schüler; Förderung; Fragebogenerhebung; Datenanalyse; Chi-Quadrat Test; Regressionsanalyse; Faktorenanalyse; Empirische Untersuchung; Deutschland
Abstract (english): Teachers play a major role in the effectiveness of student learning. Teacher's competence contributes to their classroom practice. We applied a generic model of teacher competence to the specific context of teachers' promotion of self-regulated learning (SRL) in the classroom, and investigated teachers' competence profiles regarding SRL (study 1) and how teachers' competence can moderate the effectiveness of teacher training (study 2). In the first step, in study 1 191 teachers were assessed according to different characteristics that have been found to be important aspects of teacher competence (knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy). To investigate how these characteristics co-occur in teachers we determined latent profiles of teacher competence regarding SRL. To this end, and the data were subjected to a latent profile analysis that yielded two levels of competence profile: low and high competence to promote SRL. These competence profiles were positively associated with teachers' self-reported SRL practice in the classroom. Next, to test whether these competence profiles affect teachers' competence development, we conducted a training study. In this study 2, we examined the effects of an 8-h long teacher training about SRL on the development of teachers' competence (knowledge, beliefs, self-efficacy) and on their SRL practice in the classroom with a repeated measures control group design. Forty-five teachers participated in the training, and these teachers and their 543 students evaluated the effectiveness of the training. Training effects were found on the teacher level, but not on the student level. Teachers who participated in the training outperformed the control teachers in their development of self-efficacy to foster SRL, and their perceived SRL practice. Moreover, teachers' competence profiles moderated the training effect, showing that teachers with an initially high competence benefitted more from the training. Applying a generic model of teacher competence to the context of promoting SRL seems beneficial to inspire future research on indicators of teachers' SRL practice. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Lehr und Lernqualität in Bildungseinrichtungen
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Author(s): Engelhardt, Lena; Goldhammer, Frank; Lüdtke, Oliver; Köller, Olaf; Baumert, Jürgen; Carstensen, Claus H.
Title: Separating PIAAC competencies from general cognitive skills. A dimensionality and explanatory analysis
In: Studies in Educational Evaluation, 71 (2021) , S. 101069
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2021.101069
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191491X2100095X
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Englisch
Keywords: PIAAC <Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies>; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Rechenkompetenz; Kognitive Kompetenz; Validität; Leistungsmessung; Test
Abstract: This study aims to investigate how test scores from PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies) can be interpreted, by comparing the PIAAC competencies literacy and numeracy to reasoning and perceptual speed. Dimensionality analyses supported, that the PIAAC competencies can be separated into a common factor overlapping with reasoning and perceptual speed, and domain-specific factors. For the common and specific factors, relations to other variables were analyzed. The nested factor for PIAAC literacy was as expected unrelated to age, positively related to learning opportunities during one's lifetime, and positively related to literacy skill use. The nested factor for PIAAC numeracy was also as expected unrelated to age, against expectation unrelated to learning opportunities during one's lifetime, and as expected positively related to numeracy skill use. Results support the validity of the intended test score interpretation for PIAAC literacy, while results for PIAAC numeracy were less clear. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Lehr und Lernqualität in Bildungseinrichtungen
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Author(s): Engelhardt, Lena; Naumann, Johannes; Goldhammer, Frank; Frey, Andreas; Horz, Holger; Hartig, Katja; Wenzel, S. Franziska C.
Title: Development and evaluation of a framework for the performance-based testing of ICT skills
In: Frontiers in Education, 6 (2021) , S. 668860
DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2021.668860
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.668860/full
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie; Praktische Fertigkeit; Wissen; Problemlösen; Textverständnis; Bildverstehen; Bewertung; Modell; Item; Entwicklung; Testvalidität; Itemanalyse; Rasch-Modell; Implementation; Evaluation; Test; Testverhalten; Schüler; Sekundarstufe I; Baden-Württemberg; Rheinland-Pfalz; Deutschland
Abstract (english): This paper addresses the development of performance-based assessment items for ICT skills, skills in dealing with information and communication technologies, a construct which is rather broadly and only operationally defined. Item development followed a construct-driven approach to ensure that test scores could be interpreted as intended. Specifically, ICT-specific knowledge as well as problem-solving and the comprehension of text and graphics were defined as components of ICT skills and cognitive ICT tasks (i.e., accessing, managing, integrating, evaluating, creating). In order to capture the construct in a valid way, design principles for constructing the simulation environment and response format were formulated. To empirically evaluate the very heterogeneous items and detect malfunctioning items, item difficulties were analyzed and behavior-related indicators with item-specific thresholds were developed and applied. The 69 item's difficulty scores from the Rasch model fell within a comparable range for each cognitive task. Process indicators addressing time use and test-taker interactions were used to analyze whether most test-takers executed the intended processes, exhibited disengagement, or got lost among the items. Most items were capable of eliciting the intended behavior; for the few exceptions, conclusions for item revisions were drawn. The results affirm the utility of the proposed framework for developing and implementing performance-based items to assess ICT skills. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Lehr und Lernqualität in Bildungseinrichtungen
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Author(s): Geyer, Sabrina; Müller, Anja
Title: Wie adaptiv ist Sprachförderung für Kinder mit Deutsch als Zweitsprache? Eine Studie zum sprachlichen Handeln in der Zweitsprachförderung
In: Zeitschrift für angewandte Linguistik, 74 (2021) 1, S. 31-60
DOI: 10.1515/zfal-2021-2052
URL: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/zfal-2021-2052/html
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Deutsch
Keywords: Anpassung; Deutsch als Zweitsprache; Deutschland; Einflussfaktor; Empirische Untersuchung; Erzieher; Grammatik; Kind; Kindergarten; Sprachanalyse; Sprachförderung; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachtest; Syntax; Vergleich; Videoaufzeichnung; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract (english): This paper focuses on the definition, operationalization and empirical investigation of adaptivity in the context of language training. We discuss a study that aimed at answering the question whether kindergarten teachers adapt their language to the specific needs of children with German as a second language in language training situations. Specifically, we investigated whether teachers use subordinate clauses and specific language training techniques to present or elicit subordinate clauses more frequently when working with children who had not yet acquired subordinate clauses than teachers supporting children who already had. Fifteen teachers were videotaped during language support sessions. Ten children who were supported during these sessions had not yet acquired subordinate clauses (n = 18), the other five teachers supported children with no additional needs in this area (n = 7). The teachers' language was analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the frequency of use of different subordinate clauses (e. g. position of the verb, subordinating conjunctions, different types of clauses) and the use of language support techniques (e. g. corrective feedback, expansions, questions) that aimed at presenting or eliciting subordinate clauses. A comparison of the two groups showed no differences in the teachers' language depending on whether they supported children with or without additional needs regarding subordinate clauses. Therefore, the teachers' language cannot be considered to be adaptive. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Bildung und Entwicklung
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Author(s): Goldhammer, Frank; Hahnel, Carolin; Kroehne, Ulf; Zehner, Fabian
Title: From byproduct to design factor. On validating the interpretation of process indicators based on log data
In: Large-scale Assessments in Education, 9 (2021) , S. 20
DOI: 10.1186/s40536-021-00113-5
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-250050
URL: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-250050
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Leistungstest; Logdatei; PISA <Programme for International Student Assessment>; PIAAC <Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies>; Datenanalyse; Interpretation; Leistungsmessung; Messverfahren; Indikator; Typologie; Testkonstruktion; Testtheorie
Abstract (english): International large-scale assessments such as PISA or PIAAC have started to provide public or scientific use files for log data; that is, events, event-related attributes and timestamps of test-takers' interactions with the assessment system. Log data and the process indicators derived from it can be used for many purposes. However, the intended uses and interpretations of process indicators require validation, which here means a theoretical and/or empirical justification that inferences about (latent) attributes of the test-taker's work process are valid. This article reviews and synthesizes measurement concepts from various areas, including the standard assessment paradigm, the continuous assessment approach, the evidence-centered design (ECD) framework, and test validation. Based on this synthesis, we address the questions of how to ensure the valid interpretation of process indicators by means of an evidence-centered design of the task situation, and how to empirically challenge the intended interpretation of process indicators by developing and implementing correlational and/or experimental validation strategies. For this purpose, we explicate the process of reasoning from log data to low-level features and process indicators as the outcome of evidence identification. In this process, contextualizing information from log data is essential in order to reduce interpretative ambiguities regarding the derived process indicators. Finally, we show that empirical validation strategies can be adapted from classical approaches investigating the nomothetic span and construct representation. Two worked examples illustrate possible validation strategies for the design phase of measurements and their empirical evaluation. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Lehr und Lernqualität in Bildungseinrichtungen
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Author(s): Goldhammer, Frank; Kroehne, Ulf; Hahnel, Carolin; De Boeck, Paul
Title: Controlling speed in component skills of reading improves the explanation of reading comprehension
In: Journal of Educational Psychology, 113 (2021) 5, S. 861-878
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000655
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-237977
URL: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-237977
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Lesekompetenz; Fertigkeit; Kognitive Prozesse; Leistung; Antwort; Zeit; Wort; Semantik; Text; Leseverstehen; PISA <Programme for International Student Assessment>; Schüler; Messverfahren; Test; Experimentelle Untersuchung; Empirische Untersuchung; Deutschland
Abstract: Efficiency in reading component skills is crucial for reading comprehension, as efficient subprocesses do not extensively consume limited cognitive resources, making them available for comprehension processes. Cognitive efficiency is typically measured with speeded tests of relatively easy items. Observed responses and response times indicate the latent variables of ability and speed. Interpreting only ability or speed as efficiency may be misleading because there is a within-person dependency between both variables (speed-ability tradeoff [SAT]). Therefore, the present study measures efficiency as ability conditional on speed by controlling speed experimentally with item-level time limits. The proposed timed ability measures of reading component skills are expected to have a clearer interpretation in terms of efficiency and to be better predictors for reading comprehension. To support this claim, this study investigates two component skills, visual word recognition and sentence-level semantic integration (sentence reading), to understand how differences in ability in a timed condition are related to differences in ability and speed in a traditional untimed condition. Moreover, untimed and timed reading component skill measures were used to explain reading comprehension. A German subsample from Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 completed the reading component skills tasks with and without item-level time limits and PISA reading tasks. The results showed that timed ability is only moderately related to untimed ability. Furthermore, timed ability measures proved to be stronger predictors of sentence-level and text-level reading comprehension than the corresponding untimed ability and speed measures, although using untimed ability and speed jointly as predictors increased the amount of explained variance.
Abstract (english): Efficiency in reading component skills is crucial for reading comprehension, as efficient subprocesses do not extensively consume limited cognitive resources, making them available for comprehension processes. Cognitive efficiency is typically measured with speeded tests of relatively easy items. Observed responses and response times indicate the latent variables of ability and speed. Interpreting only ability or speed as efficiency may be misleading because there is a within-person dependency between both variables (speed-ability tradeoff [SAT]). Therefore, the present study measures efficiency as ability conditional on speed by controlling speed experimentally with item-level time limits. The proposed timed ability measures of reading component skills are expected to have a clearer interpretation in terms of efficiency and to be better predictors for reading comprehension. To support this claim, this study investigates two component skills, visual word recognition and sentence-level semantic integration (sentence reading), to understand how differences in ability in a timed condition are related to differences in ability and speed in a traditional untimed condition. Moreover, untimed and timed reading component skill measures were used to explain reading comprehension. A German subsample from Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 completed the reading component skills tasks with and without item-level time limits and PISA reading tasks. The results showed that timed ability is only moderately related to untimed ability. Furthermore, timed ability measures proved to be stronger predictors of sentence-level and text-level reading comprehension than the corresponding untimed ability and speed measures, although using untimed ability and speed jointly as predictors increased the amount of explained variance.
DIPF-Departments: Lehr und Lernqualität in Bildungseinrichtungen
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Author(s): Hahnel, Carolin; Goldhammer, Frank; Kroehne, Ulf; Mahlow, Nina; Artelt, Cordula; Schoor, Cornelia
Title: Automated and controlled processes in comprehending multiple documents
In: Studies in Higher Education, 46 (2021) 10, S. 2074-2086
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2021.1953333
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-243880
URL: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-243880
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Beitrag in Sonderheft
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Student; Lesen; Dokument; Vielfalt; Informationsverarbeitung; Verhalten; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Kognitive Prozesse; Arbeitsgedächtnis; Leseverstehen; Kognitive Kompetenz; Test; Computerunterstütztes Verfahren; Datenanalyse; Empirische Untersuchung; Deutschland
Abstract: The study investigates automated and controlled cognitive processes that occur when university students read multiple documents (MDs). We examined data of 401 students dealing with two MD sets in a digital environment. Performance was assessed through several comprehension questions. Recorded log data gave indications about students' time allocation, corroboration, and sourcing. Independent measures were used for reading speed to tap the effects of automatic processing and for working memory and single-text reading comprehension to tap effects of controlled processing, with working memory considered the mental capacity for performing controlled processing. We found that faster readers completed the MD tasks faster and showed more corroboration behavior. At the same time, students skilled in comprehension allocated more time to processing MD tasks and were more likely to show MD-specific behaviors of corroboration and sourcing. Students' success in MD tasks was predicted by reading speed and working memory, with the effect of working memory being mediated by single-text comprehension. Behavioral indicators contributed independently in predicting students' MD comprehension. Results suggest that reading MDs resembles a problem-solving situation where students need to engage in controlled, non-routine processing to build up a comprehensive representation of MDs and benefit from highly automated, lower-level reading processes. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Lehr und Lernqualität in Bildungseinrichtungen