An analytical study of the final exam questions for some faculties of physical education and sports sciences

Authors

  • Fadhil Baqir Mutashar College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences / University of Maysan
  • Hind Ali Mohammed College of Law - University of Maysan

Keywords:

Analytical study of final exam questions, faculties of physical education and sports sciences

Abstract

Assessment process is a fundamental technique to make educational decisions regard enhance curriculums, teaching methods along with disclosure student’s attainment. Blooms’ study showed majority of teachers were used to make questions from retention and comprehension levels to examine student, and he mentioned those question don’t improve educational outcomes and he was recommended to used question improve that aspect rely on his hierarchical models to build teacher’s attainment question. Physical education and sport science aimed to enable there student from turning their knowledge to actuality. Used high percentage from retention and comprehension questions will not enhance high level form of thinking .so that, current study was employed documentary research design to exam final exam’s questions and employed purposive sample technique, in order to select sample which was papers of final exam in these colleges first attempt in 2018-2017. This study found out question which enhance high form of thinking was too scarce and it was limited between (0.006-0.03). Finally, this study recommended conducting survey study to disclose teachers’ knowledge regard cognitive domain of Bloom's taxonomy

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Published

2019-03-30

How to Cite

Fadhil Baqir Mutashar, & Hind Ali Mohammed. (2019). An analytical study of the final exam questions for some faculties of physical education and sports sciences. Modern Sport, 18(1), 525-538. https://jcopew.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/sport/article/view/1579