Development of test items for technical and general English language with specific reference to knowledge domain of bloom’s taxonomy

Authors

  • R. Kalpana Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, PSG college of Technology, India
  • G. Sankar Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, PSG college of Technology, India

Keywords:

Test Item, Knowledge, General English, Technical English, Educational taxonomy

Abstract

Taxonomy of educational objectives has always been providing an objective and scientific framework both for setting educational objectives and restructuring test items for evaluation. This paper is an attempt to describe various components of the knowledge domain of Blooms taxonomy and design different test items which could be included in a typical question paper. The test items are based on the explanation of terms provided by Benjamin Blooms and are confined only to the domain of knowledge. The questions are restricted to the course contents of the first year BE engineering students at PSG college of Technology, the researcher’s workplace and are pitched at the level of intermediate and advanced learners, who are familiarized with the basic nuances of style, grammar, usage, syntax and other elements of language through the course. The design of questions presuppose that a certain level of mastery in the English language has been attained the learners.

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Published

2017-01-19

How to Cite

Kalpana, R., & Sankar, G. (2017). Development of test items for technical and general English language with specific reference to knowledge domain of bloom’s taxonomy. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, 3(1), 39–46. Retrieved from https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/ijllc/article/view/189

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1: January 2017

Section

Research Articles
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