Analysis of Evaluative Questions in the Life and Earth Sciences Textbook for Original Teaching Speciality (Grade 10) in Morocco according to Bloom's cognitive levels

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the evaluative questions included in the SVT textbook “Manhal Ouloum Al Hayat wa Al Ard” prescribed for the common core students, original teaching branche, through a study conducted in two phases. In the first, we conducted a questionnaire survey devoted to the (40) students about the use of the SVT textbook and its importance in the learning process, using a 17-item form; whereas, in the second we used a special card to analyze (91) evaluative questions included at the end of the first unit of the above-mentioned textbook in light of Bloom's classification of cognitive objectives (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation). In finding, the student questioning showed that 80% of them consider that the textbook is an important and extensively used resource for learning either in class or as homework because it meets their learning needs. On the other hand, the analyzed evaluative questions focused on the lowest levels of the cognitive domain with percent of (84%) of the total questions distributed on the knowledge (53%), and comprehension (23%), and application (8%). While it showed weakness in the focus on the higher cognitive levels: the level of analysis got a percentage of questions ranged between (12.5%) ​​and (15.79%), and the percentage of questions related to the level of synthesis did not exceed 5.26%, and there were no levels of evaluation.