Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis
Crafting exam questions is an art in itself. Even though there is no strict formula for producing perfect exam questions, the current line of thinking points in the direction of Outcome Based Education (OBE). In this study, we evaluate the final exam questions of the 2012 Linear Algebra course us...
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| author | Fatimah Abdul Razak, Syahida Che Dzul-Kifli, Abdul Ghafur Ahmad, |
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| description | Crafting exam questions is an art in itself. Even though there is no strict formula for producing
perfect exam questions, the current line of thinking points in the direction of Outcome Based
Education (OBE). In this study, we evaluate the final exam questions of the 2012 Linear Algebra
course using OBE standards in two separate phases. Firstly, the questions are categorised
according to the Course Learning Objectives (CLO) and evaluated in light of the six cognitive
domains of Bloom’s taxonomy. This first phase aims to assess whether the examination paper
has the right balance of questions in each domain. The second phase involves analysing the
results of the students in the same examination using item analysis techniques. The analysis
includes finding the discrimination index and difficulty index derived from the answers of
the students. This second phase focuses on determining the effectiveness of the questions
in discriminating students according to their grasp of the CLO. Based on the results, some
improvements are suggested. We conclude that except for the analysis level, the cognitive levels
of all the questions are generally acceptable. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-94822016-12-14T06:50:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9482/ Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis Fatimah Abdul Razak, Syahida Che Dzul-Kifli, Abdul Ghafur Ahmad, Crafting exam questions is an art in itself. Even though there is no strict formula for producing perfect exam questions, the current line of thinking points in the direction of Outcome Based Education (OBE). In this study, we evaluate the final exam questions of the 2012 Linear Algebra course using OBE standards in two separate phases. Firstly, the questions are categorised according to the Course Learning Objectives (CLO) and evaluated in light of the six cognitive domains of Bloom’s taxonomy. This first phase aims to assess whether the examination paper has the right balance of questions in each domain. The second phase involves analysing the results of the students in the same examination using item analysis techniques. The analysis includes finding the discrimination index and difficulty index derived from the answers of the students. This second phase focuses on determining the effectiveness of the questions in discriminating students according to their grasp of the CLO. Based on the results, some improvements are suggested. We conclude that except for the analysis level, the cognitive levels of all the questions are generally acceptable. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9482/1/jqma-11-1-paper8.pdf Fatimah Abdul Razak, and Syahida Che Dzul-Kifli, and Abdul Ghafur Ahmad, (2015) Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis. Journal of Quality Measurement and Analysis, 11 (1). pp. 69-74. ISSN 1823-5670 http://www.ukm.my/jqma/jqma11_1a.html |
| spellingShingle | Fatimah Abdul Razak, Syahida Che Dzul-Kifli, Abdul Ghafur Ahmad, Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis |
| title | Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis |
| title_full | Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis |
| title_short | Evaluating UKM's linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom's taxonomy and item analysis |
| title_sort | evaluating ukm s linear algebra final questions in line with outcome based education using bloom s taxonomy and item analysis |
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