Open AccessAnalysis of Geography Attainments in the Social Sciences Curriculum of Turkey According to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy.
Author(s) -
Ruşen BÜKEN,
Eyüp Artvinli
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian review of geographical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2285-939X
DOI - 10.23741/rge220215
Subject(s) - curriculum , metacognition , mathematics education , bloom's taxonomy , turkish , social studies , taxonomy (biology) , cognition , pedagogy , psychology , social science , sociology , geography , ecology , biology , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience
"The purpose of this study is to examine and compare geography attainment targets inthe 6th and 7th grade Social Studies Curriculum according to the Revised Bloom’sTaxonomy. Document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was used.The 6th and 7th grade geography attainment targets of the 2018 Social StudiesCurriculum were analysed using a descriptive analysis technique. Twenty-twoattainment targets for geography in the Social Studies Curriculum were examinedusing the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. It has been concluded that geographyattainment targets in the Social Studies Curriculum of Turkey are generally at thelower level of thinking or cognition. This study reveals that metacognitive levels are notreflected for geography in the Turkish Social Sciences curriculum. Paying attention tothese metacognitive criteria during curriculum updates may contribute to thedevelopment of high-level cognitive skills for students. In this way, teachers can focuson higher-level critical thinking skills in geography in secondary schools."