Author/Authors :
DELİL, Ahmet Celal Bayar Üniversitesi(CBÜ) - Eğitim Fakültesi - Matematik Eğitimi A B D, Turkey , YOLCU TETİK, Bahar Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, Turkey
Title Of Article :
AN ANALYSIS OF TURKISH EIGHTH GRADE HIGH STAKES MATHEMATICS EXAMINATION QUESTIONS BASED ON TIMSS-2015 FRAMEWORK
Abstract :
In this study, 435 Turkish 8th grade High School Entrance Examination (LGS), Level Determination Examination (SBS), Middle Schools Selection and Placement Examination (OKS), and Transition From Elementary to Middle School (TEOG) mathematics examination questions of the years 1998-2015 are classified and compared in terms of TIMSS-2015 cognitive domains. Document analysis is used in order to collect and evaluate the data. Findings reveal that, of the items between years 1998-2015, 29% are in knowing, 58% in applying and 13% in reasoning cognitive domain. The results are discussed in the light of Turkey’s performances in the past years’ TIMSS technical reports. Due to the dramatic changes in cognitive domains of the questions year by year, it is concluded that there was no framework that is followed by the high stakes test developers concerning 8th graders in Turkey, but there must be
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
8th grade Turkish LGS , SBS , OKS , TEOG Mathematics examination items , item analysis , TIMSS , 2015 framework
JournalTitle :
Celal Bayar University Journal Of Social Sciences
