Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32633/eb.3.3
Questions quality and success of high school students in the written test solving
Ines Grgurić
; X. gymnasium „Ivan Supek“, Zagreb, Croatia
Valerija Begić
; Primary school Sesvetski Kraljevec, Zagreb, Croatia
Marijana Bastić
; Primary school Rudeš, Zagreb, Croatia
Žaklin Lukša
; Gymnasium Josip Slavenski Čakovec, Čakovec, Croatia
Ines Radanović
; Biološki odsjek Prirodoslovno matematičkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
A large number of students choose biology at final examination and accordingly a large number of students are involved in biology competitions. In the biology competitions, from 20 % of the most successful, 362 high school students were chosen. Their results in solving written tests were analysed in order to establish the correlation between qualitative and quantitative analysis of issues. The analysis was performed in accordance with the Curriculum for certain studies and the Catalog for State Biology as the reference point of the conceptual framework and the anticipated learning outcomes. Types of questions are acceptable in quality, best are short-answer questions, and the worst quality are multiple-choice questions with two correct answers and questions with connections. Simple questions are still the most common types of questions with multiple-choice and connections. Solving of complicated questions and the estimation of the same questions are highly related. Relationships between solving the questions of lower quality and the middle quality and the assessment of the solution are the quality of the questions and the importance of forming the questions with the appreciation of the elements of the quality assessment. A better connection between solving and the quality of questions confirms the importance of preparing questions by observing the elements of quality assessment, and in particular the application of critical thinking in conceptual understanding and problem-solving questions. The results obtained by the analysis in the future can be used to improve the writing of written examination questions and the development of satisfactory biological competencies of high school students.
Keywords
cognitive levels; professional assessment of quality issues; students biology competition; teacher experience
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192681
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Publication date:
27.12.2017.
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