Structural Knowledge Assessment with the Team Performance Lab's Knowledge Analysis Test Suite (TPL-KATS)

Abstract

Card sorting and concept mapping are two popular techniques used for assessing structural knowledge. However, manual administration of these tasks has been cumbersome in the past. This demonstration serves as an introduction to the TPL-KATS – Card Sort and Concept Map software tool developed at the Team Performance Lab at the University of Central Florida. TPL-KATS is presented as a possible solution to the problems of manual administration. The software contains computerized versions of both techniques, with automatic administration and scoring capabilities. This demonstration provides an introduction to the card sort and concept map tasks, and describes the basic need for this software tool. A full description of TPL-KATS – Card Sort and Concept Map software is presented, along with a demonstration of its advantages over current techniques.

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