Classification of biology exam questions as to bloom

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out the question types according to Bloom's Taxonomy asked by the biology teachers and to compare the school types and cities at the cognitive domain. The sample of this study was formed by 28 biology teachers who teach in 12 high schools in four cities of Turkey. The data of the study was obtained by examining the documents. 615 biology questions that were asked at biology exams between the years of 2007 and 2009 were collected and classified in terms of the cognitive levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Data was given with tables as percentage. Chi-square and t-tests were applied on the data by using SPSS statistical software. The results showed that high school biology questions have the qualities of measuring the ability of lower-order cognitive skills type.