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Table 5 Correlations between Rasch student ability estimates for the CTSR items by tier and content

From: Is it harder to know or to reason? Analyzing two-tier science assessment items using the Rasch measurement model

Dimension

 

( A )

( B )

( C )

( D )

( E )

( F )

( G )

Tier 1 * Control Of Variables

( A )

       

Tier 1 * Combinatorial Reasoning

( B )

0.82

      

Tier 1 * Probabilistic Reasoning

( C )

0.69

0.66

     

Tier 1 * Proportional Reasoning

( D )

0.57

0.60

0.57

    

Tier 2 * Control Of Variables

( E )

0.99

0.82

0.715

0.59

   

Tier 2 * Combinatorial Reasoning

( F )

0.81

0.94

0.77

0.61

0.82

  

Tier 2 * Probabilistic Reasoning

( G )

0.72

0.68

0.99

0.53

0.74

0.79

 

Tier 2 * Proportional Reasoning

( H )

0.66

0.67

0.65

0.99

0.67

0.68

0.62

  1. Note. The correlations shown are between the estimates of students’ ability for the respective combination of tier and content