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Abstract Title: Protocol for Analysis of Content Questions
Abstract: As a part of a study of the science preparation of elementary school teachers, we are investigating students' abilities to apply scientific concepts to unfamiliar situations. The objective is to construct a method which will enable us to compare how students use their reasoning and their content knowledge across different disciplines. To analyze students' answers we developed a rubric based on the hierarchies of knowledge and cognitive processes cited in a two dimensional revision of Bloom's taxonomy (1).  In this poster we will present the structure of some content questions and the rubric. In addition we will demonstrate the method of analysis for few example questions.


Supported by National Science Foundation grant ESI-055 4594

(1) A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, L.W. Anderson  & D.R. Krathwohl, D.R.  New York: Longman (2001).
Abstract Type: Contributed Poster

Author/Organizer Information

Primary Contact: Mojgan Matloob Haghanikar
Kansas State Univeristy, Physics Department
116 Cardwell Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-7167
Fax: 785-532-6806
Co-Author(s)
and Co-Presenter(s)
Sytil Murphy,
116 Cardwell Hall, Kansas State University, Department of Physics,
Manhattan, KS, USA, 66506

Dean Zollman
116 Cardwell Hall, Kansas State University, Department of Physics, Manhattan, KS, USA, 66506