Online Practice Test: Problems of Writing Questions using Bloom’s Taxonomy

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

Ahsan, S., Biswas, M.K. & Fitzgerald, A. (2009). Online Practice Test: Problems of Writing Questions using Bloom’s Taxonomy. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (pp. 2218-2223). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/30954.

• Share:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2009
Charleston, SC, USA
March 2, 2009
ISBN 1-880094-67-3
  Ian Gibson, Roberta Weber, Karen McFerrin, Roger Carlsen & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

More Information on SITE
Table of Contents

Authors

Shakib Ahsan, McGill University, Canada; Manash Kanti Biswas, Bangladesh Teachers Training College, Bangladesh; Alannah Fitzgerald, Concordia University, New Zealand

Abstract

Online practice tests have been used as an alternative e-learning approach to traditional paper-based preparatory exams. Most online tests are designed to assist learners with randomized multiple choice questions (MCQ) with automatic scoring systems. This paper deals with the problems associated with content development for a national database of questions (test items) for the higher secondary board examinations in the context of Bangladesh. The authors analyze the process of developing board approved structured questions and suggest three requisite steps: 1) identifying skills, 2) question writing, and 3) scenario or stem writing using Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive assessment. This paper highlights the need for a coherent content development system as a precursor for maintaining the authenticity, reliability and reusability of structured questions. The test items cover four types of knowledge to meet the board approved objectives for assessments.

Also Read

• Usage Analysis in Learning Systems
• Supporting E-Learning with Technologies for Electronic Documents
• Learning Objects in Context
• Toward a Quality Assurance Approach to E-Learning Courses
• The Connected Learning Space
• The Development of “Modular Interactive Tutorial” based Model of Instruction for the Subject of Computer Based Instruction for the (Study) Program of Educational Technology
• The International Handbook Summit Call to Action for Learning with Technology in the 21st Century
• Managing Knowledge through an E-Learning Web Portal:Does Information Quality Matter in Users Satisfaction
• Web Portals: A Different View for Faculty Development
• e-Assessment Tools in the Open. A Review from a Different View: Standards & Pedagogy

Tags