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Structural assessment

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Structural assessment is defined as measuring the learners' knowledge organization and comparing this with a referent structure. It rests on the assumption that knowledge is organized in structures containing important concepts and the relations among them. The article proposes it as an alternative to verbal assessment for serious games, arguing that effective knowledge structures enable faster problem solving and integration of new information.

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  • Structural assessment measures learning by comparing a learner's knowledge organization with a referent structure: Structural assessment is defined as measuring the learners' knowledge organization and comparing this with a referent structure. It rests on the assumption that knowledge is organized in structures containing important concepts and the relations among them. The article proposes it as an alternative to verbal assessment for serious games, arguing that effective knowledge structures enable faster problem solving and integration of new information. (Wouters et al. (2011))

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  • Wouters, P., van der Spek, E. D., & van Oostendorp, H. (2011). Measuring learning in serious games: A case study with structural assessment. Educational Technology Research and Development, 59(6), 741–763. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-010-9183-0
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title Structural assessment
description Structural assessment is defined as measuring the learners' knowledge organization and comparing this with a referent structure.
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