Stealth assessment estimates of problem solving in Use Your Brainz correlate significantly with external measures (Raven's and MicroDYN) in middle-school students¶
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q3 i3 Game-based problem solving estimates significantly correlated with Raven's (r = 0.40, p < 0.01) and MicroDYN (r = 0.41, p < 0.01), supporting convergent validity. → Shute 2016
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Shute 2016¶
Shute, V. J., Wang, L., Greiff, S., Zhao, W., & Moore, G. (2016). Measuring problem solving skills via stealth assessment in an engaging video game. Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.047
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Validation study in which 47 seventh-grade students played Use Your Brainz for about three hours and completed Raven's Progressive Matrices and MicroDYN. The article reports the game-based assessment "significantly correlated with both Raven's" and MicroDYN, with r = 0.40 and r = 0.41 respectively.
"Despite the relatively small sample size ( n ¼ 47), the results showed that our game-based assessment of problem solving skills significantly correlated with both Raven's( r ¼ 0.40, p < 0.01) and MicroDYN (r ¼ 0.41, p < 0.01)."
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Related Claims¶
- Stealth assessment facets show good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.76) while MicroDYN reliabilities were low in this middle-school sample — related
- MicroDYN is a stronger predictor of the in-game problem solving estimates than Raven's, with the rule-application facet more relevant than rule acquisition — related
- Raven's and MicroDYN jointly explain 22% of variance in the stealth assessment estimate, with MicroDYN adding 5.7% unique variance beyond Raven's — related
- Students with higher general cognitive ability are more efficient in equation rearrangement — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Stealth assessment estimates of problem solving in Use Your Brainz correlate significantly with external measures (Raven's and MicroDYN) in middle-school students |
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Stealth assessment estimates of problem solving in Use Your Brainz correlate significantly with external measures (Raven's and MicroDYN) in middle-school students |
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2016 |
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2026-10-19 |
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2019 |
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