The Finnish Matriculation Examination in Biology from 1921 to 1969 -- Trends in Knowledge Content and Educational Form

Autor/inn/en	Neiro, Jakke; Johansson, Niko
Titel	The Finnish Matriculation Examination in Biology from 1921 to 1969 -- Trends in Knowledge Content and Educational Form
Quelle	In: LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 8 (2020) 1, S.162-199 (38 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Neiro, Jakke) ORCID (Johansson, Niko)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2323-7112
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Biology; Test Content; Test Format; Science Tests; Science Education History; Secondary School Students; Exit Examinations; Student Evaluation; Cognitive Processes; Difficulty Level; Trend Analysis; Genetics; Nutrition; Ecology; Knowledge Level; Classification; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Biologie; Testaufgabe; Testentwicklung; Sekundarschüler; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Trendanalyse; Humangenetik; Ernährung; Ökologie; Wissensbasis; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Finnland
Abstract	The history and evolution of science assessment remains poorly known, especially in the context of the exam question contents. Here we analyze the Finnish matriculation examination in biology from the 1920s to 1960s to understand how the exam has evolved in both its knowledge content and educational form. Each question was classified according to its topic in biology, and its cognitive level by Bloom's taxonomy. Overall, the exam progressed from a rather dichotomous test of botany and zoology to a modern exam covering biology from biochemistry to environmental science, reflecting the development of biology as a scientific discipline. The contribution of genetics increased steadily, while ecology witnessed a decline and a renaissance during the same time period. The biological profile of the questions was established by the 1950s. The educational standard and cognitive demand of the questions was always high and established by the 1940s. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	LUMA Centre Finland. University of Helsinki. A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. Tel: +358-50-348-0567; e-mail: editor@lumat.fi; Web site: https://journals.helsinki.fi/lumat
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01