What is Cognitive Model

A representation that highlights the knowledge, skills, problem-solving processes and/or content an examinee requires to answer test items.

A cognitive model may comprise a “circle & arrow theory” of how some aspect of cognition is structured (e.g. information processing stages), or a set of equations with the proper input-output specifications and some internal structure that is believed to represent some aspect of cognition. In studying a cognitive model, one considers issues such as predictive power and model uniqueness. In other words, one examines whether the model can foresee any traits of the aspect of cognition it claims to govern, and also whether success of the model logically excludes other possible models with the proper I/O mapping

A representation that highlights the knowledge, skills, and problem-solving processes students require to answer test items.

Internal representations of the current situation created by either a human and agent to assess their state with respect to the environment.

A representation of the cognitive state of a given learner, see also student model.

Any external representation of mental states

A cognitive model is a computational model of internal information processing mechanisms of the brain for the purposes of comprehension and prediction.