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Student assessment – a cautionary tale
Author(s) -
STASKUN M. G.,
DANIELS D.J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1981.tb02409.x
Subject(s) - cognition , test (biology) , medical education , cognitive test , psychology , cognitive skill , educational measurement , medicine , clinical psychology , applied psychology , curriculum , psychiatry , pedagogy , ecology , biology
Summary This paper outlines part of a course evaluation which involves two objective tests based on prestated behavioural objectives. The mid‐year test gave cause for satisfaction but the end‐of‐year examination showed a gross decline. An analysis of cognitive levels was done using Bloom's taxonomy as a basis, and it became apparent that in the end‐of‐year examination students were required to function at considerably higher cognitive levels. Care must obviously be taken in ensuring that examination papers accurately reflect both the skills and the cognitive levels which students are expected to attain.