Abstract
Analysis of Geography Questions Asked in OSS, LYS and YGS Exams in Terms of Cognitive Domain Level According to Bloom’s Taxonomy
Purpose of this study is to classify geography exam questions included in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 OSS/SOS-1, OSS/SOS-2, YGS/SOS, LYS3/COG-1 and LYS-4/COG-2 university entrance exam tests in terms of Bloom’s Taxonomy’s cognitive domain level. In this study carried out with descriptive method, data were acquired with document analysis. According to the data acquired from the study; it has been seen that distribution of geography lesson university exam questions according to Bloom Taxonomy’s cognitive domain levels center predominantly upon level of understanding. Questions on remembering, understanding and applying levels are the ones related to low-level of thinking. Since 2010, along with the changing testing system, high level geography questions on evaluation and synthesis levels in YGS/SOS, LYS3/COG-1 and LYS4/COG-4 tests have been remarked as being included even in low level. <
Keywords
Bloom’s Taxonomy, Geography Teaching, Geography Questions