Comparison of Exercises for “Redox Reaction and Electrochemistry” in Chinese and American High School Chemistry Textbooks Based on Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
ZHAO Jing-Fang1, YAN Chun-Geng2, FEN Zi-Xia1, ZHOU Qing1
1. School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China;
2. Northwestern Polytechnical University Center for Faculty Development, Xi'an 710072, China
Abstract On the basis of revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives, this paper compared exercises of redox reaction and electrochemistry in Chinese and American high school chemistry textbooks from knowledge dimension and cognitive processes dimension. The result showed that, in knowledge dimension, both Chinese and American textbooks attached importance to conceptual knowledge and procedural knowledge, while Chinese textbooks pay emphasis on the former and American textbooks the latter. In cognitive processes dimension,American textbooks exercises' quantity of understanding and application levels were large above all application level,while exercises' quantity of understanding and analytical levels were large and uniform in Chinese textbooks. When we complied textbooks, we should pay attention to the curriculum functions of exercises,students' thinking training in subjects and ability cultivation of problem-solving, gave full play to the guiding function of exercises.
ZHAO Jing-Fang, YAN Chun-Geng, FEN Zi-Xia, ZHOU Qing. Comparison of Exercises for “Redox Reaction and Electrochemistry” in Chinese and American High School Chemistry Textbooks Based on Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2019, 40(3): 29-35.
