Key Takeaways From the Reading "Measurement and its Uses in Learning Analytics"

The Key Takeaways From The Reading
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The Key Takeaways From the Reading
Understanding psychological measurement requires drawing a contrast with physical measurements. Its facets include issues such as operationalization or instrumentation, precision or repeatability of measurements, interpretation of the measurements, and sources of error.
Psychological measurements are integral towards making warranted claims regarding state of mind. It entails defining a construct and specification of the measurement model and the development of a reliable instrument. It also involves analyzing and accounting for different sources of errors and framing valid arguments for a particular outcome. The origins of errors illuminated may include operator error. Bergner (nd) asserts that the measurements of latent variables may have high stake consequences for groups and individuals. The reading introduces psychological and educational measures for practitioners in educational data mining and learni...