Reference : Intelligence as assessed by modern computer-based problem solving scenarios

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Unpublished conference
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Education & instruction
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/13109

Title :	Intelligence as assessed by modern computer-based problem solving scenarios
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Sonnleitner, Philipp [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
	Brunner, Martin []
	Keller, Ulrich [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
	Latour, Thibaud []
	Martin, Romain [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
Publication date :	2012
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
Event name :	The 8th Conference of the International Test Commission
Event date :	from 03-07-2012 to 05-07-2012
Event place (city) :	Amsterdam
Event country :	The Netherlands
Keywords :	[en] complex problem solving ; Genetics Lab ; intelligence
Abstract :	[en] Computer-based problem solving scenarios—so-called microworlds—have often been suggested as promising alternative assessment instruments of intelligence. Potential benefits compared to traditional paper-pencil tests involve tracking of students’ mental representations of the problems as well as their problem solving strategies by means of behavioral data. Though, it is still topic of ongoing debate whether the skills assessed by such microworlds are distinct from or identical to the construct of intelligence as measured by conventional reasoning tests. To address this issue, we thoroughly investigated construct and incremental validity of a recently developed microworld, the Genetics Lab (Sonnleitner et. al, 2011). We obtained data from a multilingual and representative Luxembourgish student sample (N = 563) who completed the Genetics Lab and 3 reasoning scales of an established intelligence test battery. Results of a Confirmatory Factor Analysis suggest that the construct assessed by the Genetics Lab is largely identical to the construct of intelligence as measured by traditional reasoning scales. Incremental validity was found with respect to the performance in a national assessment of students’ competencies and performance in the PISA study of 2009. Thus, the notion of microworlds to be a valuable measure of intelligence is supported.
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