scholarly journals The Use of Bloom’s Taxonomy to Inform Students’ Cognitive Levels

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Siti Nursaila Alias ◽  
Faridah Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Bloom's Taxonomy ◽  
Newton's Law ◽  
Bloom’S Taxonomy ◽  
Newton’S Law ◽  
Cognitive Levels ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Spss Software

To improve students’ conceptual understanding depends on the question types asked by the teachers. This paper investigates to examine form four students’ cognitive levels in Newton’s Law based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. The study sample consisted of 189 science stream students from three secondary schools in Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Researcher implemented Newton’s Law questions as instrument to determine the three cognitive levels of the respondent which namely Knowledge, Comprehension and Application. The paper-pencil test was developed and administered on the subject. The data were collected and analyzed using the Statistical Packages for Social Science for Windows release 21 (SPSS Software). The findings show that the mean of the Knowledge, Comprehension and Application level is moderate.

scholarly journals ANALISIS SOAL-SOAL OLIMPIADE SAINS NASIONAL (OSN) SMA/MA BIDANG KIMIA TAHUN 2012 DAN 2013 BERDASARKAN DIMENSI PROSES KOGNITIF DAN PENGETAHUAN

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tita Sunggarani ◽  
Euis Nursa’adah ◽  
Yunita Yunita
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Cognitive Process ◽  
Bloom's Taxonomy ◽  
Challenging Problem ◽  
Cognitive Level ◽  
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy ◽  
Bloom’S Taxonomy ◽  
Cognitive Levels ◽  
National Competition ◽  
Process Dimension

Abstrak: Ilmu kimia sebagai ilmu yang berdasarkan pada  penelitian (induktif), yang seharusnya mampu menyajikan soal yang menantang dan tersebar dalam enam level kognitif, hanya saja kondisi sebenarnya soal-soal kimia masih dibuat tradisional dengan berada pada level kognitif rendah. Soal olimpiade sebagai ajang kompetisi nasional siswa-siswa berprestasi di Indonesia pun belum diketahui level kognitif yang terkandung di dalamnya. Maka tujuan penelitian ini yakni, mendeskripsikan komposisi penyebaran soal terhadap tabel Taksonomi Bloom revisi, mendeskripsikan perbandingan soal OSN dan IChO (International Chemistry Olympiad) pada materi yang sama, dan  memetakan soal-soal tersebut terhadap standar kompetensi dan kompetensi dasar SMA/MA. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa pada tahun 2012 tersebar pada prosedural-mengaplikasikan dan konseptual-memahami. Pada tahun 2013 tersebar pada dimensi prosedural-mengaplikasikan dan faktual-memahami. Berdasarkan konten materi dalam satu soal IChO  menuntut siswa dapat menemukan keterkaitan suatu materi dengan materi lainnya guna menyelesaikan soal tersebut sedangkan OSN tidak, tetapi keduanya  memiliki dimensi pengetahuan dan dimensi proses kognitif yang tidak terlalu berbeda yakni pada lingkup prosedural-mengaplikasikan dan prosedural-menganalisis. Hasil pemetaan terhadap SK-KD SMA/MA menunjukkan sebesar setengah dari jumlah ksesluruhan soal dapat dipetakan. Adanya analisis ini diharapkan menjadi masukan bagi guru untuk memberikan penguatan konsep kimia pada pembelajaran, agar siswa mampu mengerjakan berbagai macam soal, salah satunya soal OSN. Penelitian ini masih terbatas pada tahun 2012 dan 2013, sehingga dapat dikembangkan analisis untuk tahun-tahun lainnya. Kata-kata Kunci : Analisis, Taksonomi Bloom revisi, Dimensi Pengetahuan, Dimensi Proses Kognitif Abstract: Chemistry as a science that is based on research (inductive), which is supposed to be able to present a challenging problem and scattered in six cognitive levels, it's just that the actual conditions of chemical problems are still made traditionally with low cognitive level. Olympics as a matter of national competition top students in Indonesia is not yet known cognitive level contained therein. So the purpose of this study, describing the composition of matter of the spread of the revised Bloom's Taxonomy tables, describing the comparison about OSN and IChO (International Chemistry Olympiad) on the same material, and to map these problems to the standards of competence and basic competences SMA/MA. The analysis showed that in 2012 spread over-apply procedural and conceptual understanding. In 2013 spread to the dimension-apply procedural and factual-understand. Based on the content of the material in a matter of IChO requires students to be able to find a material relationship with the other materials in order to resolve these problems while OSN does not, but both have dimensions of knowledge and cognitive process dimensions are not too different from that in the scope of procedural-procedural-applying and analyzing. The results of the mapping of the SK-KD SMA / MA shows only half the number of ksesluruhan matter can be mapped. The existence of this analysis are expected to be the input for the teacher to provide reinforcement in learning chemistry concepts, so that students are able to do a variety of problems, one of which is a matter of OSN. This study was limited in 2012 and 2013, so that the analysis can be developed for other years. Key Words: Analysis, revised Bloom's Taxonomy, Knowledge Dimension, The Cognitive Process Dimension

scholarly journals Perceived Influencers of the Decline on Performance of Students in Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education’s Agriculture Examination Results

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Clyde Sibanda ◽  
Keba Hulela ◽  
Nelson Tselaesele
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Agriculture Teacher ◽  
Age Range

<p>The purpose of the study was to investigate factors perceived to contribute to the decline of students’ performance in the Botswana’s General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) agriculture results. Ninety-one agriculture examiners were randomly sampled out of 100 teachers who were invited to mark the 2012 end of year examination scripts. A questionnaire was mailed by post and partly hand delivered to gather quantitative data. The SPSS software was used for statistical analysis. The results showed that majority (57%) of the agriculture teacher examiners were male, 66% were in the age range of 31-35 years old. A large proportion (66%) of them had taught for a period of 6 to 15 years. The study revealed positive perceptions of teachers on three constructs influencing the decline on the students’ performance in agriculture. The study revealed that under the construct,<em> Students’ behaviors, social and economic related factors, students attitudes towards the subject </em>yielded high mean (x̅)‘= 4.45<em>,</em> STD (σ) ’ = .81;<em> on Factors related to curriculum issues, </em>the study sho<em>we</em>d<em> </em><em>“</em><em>interpretation of examination items</em><em>”</em><em> </em>had high mean<em> </em>(x̅) ‘= 4.39<em>,</em> STD (σ) = .75 and under the construct on <em>Factors related to resources and infrastructure </em>the mean (x̅) was = 4.79<em>,</em> STD (σ) = <em>.53 </em>was high on the <em>student teacher ratio. </em>The study concluded that the three constructs studied had influence towards students’ performance in agriculture. However, based on interpretational correlations the results did not find any strong relationship among the demographic variables studied.</p>

scholarly journals XIV. On the resistance of the air to the motion of elongated projectiles having variously formed heads

1868 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 417-441
Keyword(s):  
High Velocity ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Great Density ◽  
Newton's Law ◽  
Newton’S Law ◽  
Moving Body ◽  
Ballistic Pendulum ◽  
The Subject

The famous theory of the parabolic motion of projectiles was at an early period found to give results not in accordance with practice. Manifestly, then, the air must offer a very sensible resistance to a body which is moving through it with a high velocity. This resistance will depend upon the form of the moving body, and upon the velocity with which it is moving. Hence, before the path of a projectile can be calculated, it will be necessary to determine experimentally the resistance opposed by the air to the motion of the projectile, corresponding to various velocities. According to Newton’s law, the resistance of the air varies as the square of the velocity. But the velocities were low in the experiments made under his direction. In 1719 John Bernoulli gave equations for finding by the method of Quadratures the path &c. of a projectile, when the resistance of the air was supposed to vary according to any power of the velocity. But in spite of grave doubts respecting the accuracy of Newton’s law, it has been adopted by most of the eminent mathematicians who have written on the subject, such as Euler (1753), Lambert (1765), Borda (1769), Bezout (1789), Tempelhof (1788-9), d’Ehrenmalm (1788), Lombard (1796), and Poisson. The first good experiments made with a view to determine the resistance of the air to the motion of projectiles were those of Robins in 1742. The projectiles used were leaden bullets of small size. When we consider the great density of the material used, its liability to change its form in the barrel of the gun, and the smallness of the solid projectiles, it is truly wonderful that Robins was able to accomplish so much with his ballistic pendulum. Afterwards Hutton carried on Robins’ system of experimenting both with the whirling machine and ballistic pendulum, introducing additional precautions, and using iron projectiles of greater size. In recent times MM. Didion, Morin, and Piobert have carried on experiments in France with heavier spherical projectiles, by the help of an improved ballistic pendulum; but they have done little more than confirm the results of Robins and Hutton, and extend them to spherical projectiles of larger diameter.

Reading Comprehension Questions in EFL Textbooks and Learners’ Levels

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 590
Author(s):  
Nayer Adli ◽  
Asgar Mahmoudi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Bloom's Taxonomy ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Proficiency Levels ◽  
Question Types ◽  
Bloom’S Taxonomy ◽  
Cognitive Levels ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis

This study investigated the reading comprehension questions in EFL textbooks and their appropriateness to learners' levels. The data for the study were collected from four elementary and advanced level EFL textbooks containing 44 chapters altogether. A checklist was designed based on Bloom’s Taxonomy of reading comprehension questions to record the cognitive levels of the questions collected from the reading comprehension sections of the mentioned textbooks. To assess the significance of difference between each kind of the comprehension questions in elementary and advanced level textbooks, the Mann-Whitney U test was used. Results indicated that there are significant differences between the two proficiency levels in terms of question types in all categories except analysis and synthesis. To assess the overall proportions of question types in the textbooks and to see if they are different from each other, a Kruskal-Wallis and the follow up Mann-Whitney U tests were used which revealed significant differences between some pairs of categories of question types. It is believed that the results of this study can be useful to textbook writers and EFL teachers.

Investigating the causes preventing the fulfillment of construction contract requirements

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadi A. Fatayer ◽  
Amjad Z. Issa ◽  
Mohammed Abunemeh ◽  
Mohammed A.M. Dwikat
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Road Projects ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Cost

PurposeConstruction contractors in Palestine, as in many other developing countries, suffer from many problems. One of their main problems is their inability to meet contractual requirements, such as completing projects within time, at the agreed cost and to the desired quality. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the causes of the non-fulfillment of contractual requirements in three different types of projects: building, road and electro-mechanical projects.Design/methodology/approachTwo methods were adopted to collect the data – qualitative and quantitative. In total, 65 causes were identified from the literature and qualitative semi-structured interviews with professional experts. These causes were classified into five categories: managerial, financial, contractor capabilities, regulations and laws and political. In the quantitative approach, a questionnaire was developed and then distributed to 50 professional experts: 20 building experts, 15 road experts and 15 experts in electro-mechanical projects. A five-point Likert scale was used to assess the importance, from the perspective of the subject matter experts, of the causes that had been identified. About 35 responses, which represent a combined response rate of 70%, were received. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, with the mean, standard deviation and degree of importance for each of the identified causes being determined, and the SPSS software platform used to rank them.FindingsThe results reveal that the most important reasons why contractors did not fulfill their contractual requirements in building projects were that contracts were awarded to the contractor offering the lowest price, and the profit margin was low because of intense competition among contractors. In road projects, the most important causes were the poor estimation of the equipment required and a lack of standardized conditions in the construction sector, while in electro-mechanical projects, the most important causes were the inability of the contractor to estimate the cost of the project accurately because of unclear bid documents and a lack of contractor capital.Originality/valueThe results of this study will be useful to stakeholders and Palestinian contractor unions. They can be disseminated to give guidance so that contractors can avoid these problems in future construction projects and enhance their compliance with contractual requirements. Moreover, knowing about these causes may lead to the reduction of conflicts and disputes between contractual parties (owners and contractors), which in turn will be reflected in the work quality and reputation of contractors.

scholarly journals A comparison of the reliability of the Solo- and revised Bloom's Taxonomy-based classifications in the analysis of the cognitive levels of assessment questions

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa İlhan ◽  
Melehat Gezer
Keyword(s):  
Generalizability Theory ◽  
Bloom's Taxonomy ◽  
Residual Variance ◽  
Solo Taxonomy ◽  
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy ◽  
Bloom’S Taxonomy ◽  
Cognitive Levels ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Assessment Questions

This study aims to compare the reliability of SOLO and revised Bloom's taxonomy-based (RBT) classifications in the determination of the cognitive levels of the assessment questions. The data were obtained by three experts' examination of the assessment questions in the Seventh Grade Social Studies Textbook published by the Ministry of National Education and Eight Grade Science and Technology Textbook published by Yıldırım Publishing in 2015. The collected data were analyzed in a crossed design whereby the assessment questions were the object of measurement and the experts were the facet on the basis of the generalizability theory. It was found that the variance percentage of the main effect of the assessment question was found to be higher in the SOLO-based classifications. The variance component related to the experts' main effect and the residual variance values were found to be higher in the RBT than in the SOLO taxonomy. In conclusion, compared to the RBT, the SOLO-based classifications were found to have higher G and Phi coefficients. These results indicate that SOLO taxonomy seems to be more reliable than RBT in the determination of the cognitive level of assessment questions.

scholarly journals Analisis Pemahaman Konsep, Multirepresentasi, dan Kosistensi Jawaban Siswa SMA pada Konsep Hukum III Newton

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 671-682
Author(s):  
Nur Utami Amaliah* ◽  
Endang Purwaningsih
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Fundamental Concept ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Newton's Law ◽  
Newton’S Law ◽  
Third Law ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Physics Problems

 Newton's third law is a fundamental concept of Physics that is still not reached by students. The tendency of students who do not understand the concept well can be observed by measuring the ability of multi-representation and solutions when solving Physics problems. Therefore, this study aims to determine the concept of Newton's third law understood by students, the multi-representation students have, and the consistency of students' answers in answering physics questions. The participants numbered 28 students from the second semester of high school, selected using the purposive sampling technique, who had just completed discussions about Newton's Law and were willing to participate in this study. Participants were given 6 two-tier question items that managed the R-FCI questions. The results of the answers were analyzed quantitatively to determine the initial percentage description and then analyzed qualitatively to determine understanding, multi-representation ability, and consistency in depth. Most of the participants had low conceptual understanding and answered the questions consistent-wrong. However, based on the analysis of the answer choices and the reasons given, most students understand the meaning of the representation of the answers given

scholarly journals PROFIL KARAKTERISTIK SOAL UJIAN NASIONAL IPA SD BERDASARKAN TAKSONOMI BLOOM REVISI

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-127
Author(s):  
Ridwan Jusuf ◽  
Wahyudi ◽  
Ana Ratnawulan ◽  
Udin Syaefudin Sa’ud
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Cognitive Process ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
National Examination ◽  
School Based ◽  
Bloom’S Taxonomy ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level Of Thinking ◽  
Process Dimension

This study aims to put the characteristics of the National Examination items in science at elementary school based on Bloom's taxonomy Bloom revision. Mapping it is based on the dimensions of the cognitive process and the level of thinking. This research uses survey method that is documentation study of UN (national examination) which is focus on the subject of science at elementary school. The results show that all items were made by central and local UN committe on the cognitive-process dimension with the mean of 1% recall (C1), understanding (C2) 13%, application (C3) 35%, analysis (C4) 41% , evaluation (C5) 9%, and create (C6) 2% whereas the average of basic thinking category is 48% and 52% high thinking category.   Abstrak Penilaian dalam konteks pendidikan abad 21 diarahkan pada upaya membangun kompetensi yang meliputi kemampuan berpikir kritis, berpikir kreatif, kemampuan berkolaborasi dan berkomunikasi serta kemampuan menguasai media teknologi informasi dan komunikasi. Oleh karena itu  penilaian yang digunakan harus penilaian yang mengoptimalkan kerja otak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memetakkan karakteristik soal Ujian Nasional IPA SD  berdasarkan taksonomi Bloom revisi. Pemetaan berdasarkan dimensi proses kognitif dan tingkat berpikir. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei yaitu studi dokumentasi naskah UN khusus mata pelajaran IPA SD. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa secara keseluruhan soal yang dibuat oleh penyelenggaran UN pusat dan daerah pada dimensi proses kognitif  dengan rata-rata aspek mengingat (C1) 1%, memahami (C2) 13%, aplikasi (C3) 35%, analisis (C4) 41%, evaluasi (C5) 9%, dan mencipta (C6) 2% sedangkan rata-rata kategori berpikir dasar sebesar 48% dan kategori berpikir tingkat tinggi sebesar 52%. Kata Kunci: Soal Ujian Nasional IPA, Taksonomi Bloom Revisi

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