Incorporation of Bloom’s Taxonomy into Multiple-Choice Examination Questions for a Pharmacotherapeutics Course

To incorporate Bloom’s taxonomy into multiple-choice examination questions in a pharmacotherapeutics course and assess its effectiveness in detecting areas of improvement in learning. Bloom’s taxonomy was incorporated into examination questions through a multi-step process: Sample questions represen...

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Published in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2012-08, Vol.76 (6), p.114-114, Article 114
Main Authors: Kim, Myo-Kyoung, Patel, Rajul A., Uchizono, James A., Beck, Lynn
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Bloom’s taxonomy
critical thinking
Curriculum
Education, Pharmacy - methods
Educational Measurement - methods
examination
Feedback
Female
Humans
Learning
Male
multiple-choice questions
pharmacotherapeutics
Problem Solving
Students, Pharmacy - psychology
Teachers’ Topics
Thinking
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Summary:To incorporate Bloom’s taxonomy into multiple-choice examination questions in a pharmacotherapeutics course and assess its effectiveness in detecting areas of improvement in learning. Bloom’s taxonomy was incorporated into examination questions through a multi-step process: Sample questions representing each learning domain within Bloom’s taxonomy (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation) were introduced to students during lecture presentations and discussions. Quiz and examination containing questions categorized according to Bloom’s taxonomy were administered to students. During review sessions following each quiz or examination, the categorization of each question was provided to students and feedback from students was gathered. The effect of the 5 types of test questions on the correct response fraction and discrimination index was determined after combining synthesis and evaluation. Correct response fractions for knowledge, comprehension, and application questions were significantly higher than those for analysis and synthesis/evaluation questions (p
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467
DOI:10.5688/ajpe766114