An Investigation on The Teacher-Made Social Studies Course Exam Questions in Terms of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

• Main Authors: Mehmet Uymaz, Hüseyin Çalışkan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kastamonu University 2019-01-01
• Series: Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi
• Subjects: Sosyal bilgiler, sınav soruları, yenilenmiş bloom taksonomisi.
• Online Access: https://kefdergi.kastamonu.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/Kefdergi/article/view/2637

The aim of this study is to analyze the social studies teachers’ exam questions in terms of revised bloom taxonomy. The study is designed as a qualitative research and it is carried out using the descriptive survey model. The study group consisted of 32 social studies teachers working in Sakarya province. In the study, “The Cognitive Process Dimension and The Knowledge Dimension Questions Analysis Form” was used as a data collection tool. As a result of analysis related to the cognitive process dimension and the knowledge dimension of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, the questions, asked in the exams by the teachers, were found to be related to remembering and understanding in terms of the cognitive process dimension, and factual knowledge in terms of knowledge dimension of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.