Abstract
G-DINA model, a generalized model of DINA model, is a compensatory and saturated cognitive diagnostic model. The compensatory characteristic of G-DINA model caters to the multidimensionality of language tests; the saturated characteristic of G-DINA model caters to the abstractness and indivisibility of language skills. Taking the reading test, a typical form of language tests, as the case study, this paper applies G-DINA model to the empirical analysis on the PISA English reading test results of 1029 British subjects. The study verifies two hypotheses: compensatory and saturated cognitive diagnostic models can fit language tests ideally; G-DINA model, a new cognitive diagnostic model, can be applied to diagnose complicated and abstract language tests and the results of analysis can be interpreted both statistically and linguistically.
Key words
G-DINA model /
language tests /
cognitive diagnosis /
compensatory /
saturated
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Huilin Chen.
Validating G-DINA Model in Language Test Diagnosis[J]. Journal of Psychological Science. 2013, 36(6): 1470-1475
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