Assessment of Problem Solving Using Simulations »

This volume explores the application of computer simulation technology to measurement issues in education -- especially as it pertains to problem based learning. Whereas most assessments related to problem solving are based on expensive and time consuming measures (i.e., think-aloud protocols or performance assessments that require extensive human rater scoring), this book relies on computerization of the major portion of the administration, scoring, and reporting of problem-solving assessments. It is appropriate for researchers, instructors and graduate students in educational assessment, educational technology, and educational psychology.

Preface     vii
Simulations and the Transfer of Problem-Solving Knowledge and Skills   Eva L. Baker   David Niemi   Gregory K. W. K. Chung     1
Assessment to Steer the Course of Learning   Alan Lesgold     19
Studying Situated Learning in a Multiuser Virtual Environment   Diane Jass Ketelhut   Chris Dede   Jody Clarke   Brian Nelson   Cassie Bowman     37
Structural, Functional, and Semiotic Symmetries in Simulation-Based Games and Assessments   John T. Behrens   Dennis Frezzo   Robert Mislevy   Marc Kroopnick   Daisy Wise     59
Training Evaluation of Virtual Environments   Joseph V. Cohn   Kay M. Stanney   Laura M. Milham   David L. Jones   Kelly S. Hale   Rudolph P. Darken   Joe A. Sullivan     81
Representing Cognition in Games and Simulations   J. D. Fletcher   John E. Morrison     107
Problem-Solving Assessment in Games and Simulation Environments   Richard E. Mayer     139
Assessing Problem Solving in Simulation Games   Harold F. O'Neil   Hsin-Hui Chen   Richard Wainess   Chun-Yi (Danny) Shen     157
MeasuringCollaborative Problem Solving in Low-Stakes Tasks   Harold F. O'Neil   San-Hui (Sabrina) Chuang     177
Real-Time Diagnostics of Problem-Solving Behavior for Business Simulations   Rene Molkenthin   Klaus Breuer   Robert D. Tennyson     201
Use of Visualization Techniques to Improve High-Stakes Problem Solving   Wallace H. Wulfeck   Sandra K. Wetzel-smith     223
Assessing Problem-Solving Performance in High-Stakes Tasks   Robert A. Wisher     239
Impact of After-Action Review on Learning in Simulation-Based U.S. Army Training   Larry L. Meliza   Stephen L. Goldberg     255
Measurement of Learning Processes in Pilot Simulation   Dee H. Andrews   Robert T. Nullmeyer   Justine Good   Patricia C. Fitzgerald     273
A Computational Approach to Authoring Problem-Solving Assessments   Gregory K. W. K. Chung   Eva L. Baker   Girlie C. Delacruz   William L. Bewley   Jesse J. Elmore   Bruce Seely     289
Templates and Objects in Authoring Problem-Solving Assessments   Terry P. Vendlinski   Eva L. Baker   David Niemi     309
Index     335