Using Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy to Evaluate Reading Questions in EFL Textbook in Thailand
Keywords:
Reading Questions, Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, Critical Thinking, Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS), Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)Abstract
This study analyzed reading questions for the development of critical thinking in Action 1, 2, and 3 English Language textbooks for grade seven, eight, and nine students at a catholic school located in the northeastern part of Thailand. The study employed content analysis to investigate and assign each of reading questions at the end of all the reading texts in the three English textbooks according to the levels of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.
The research results found that:
The analysis revealed that the reading questions in Action 1, 2, and 3 covered all six levels of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. Among a total of 998 reading questions across the three textbooks, the majority (723 questions or 72.44%) were categorized under the lower order thinking skills (LOTS) of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. In contrast, 275 questions (27.56%) fell under the higher order thinking skills (HOTS). However, the percentage of reading questions in LOTS decreased, while the percentage of reading questions in HOTS increased, in the higher series of Action textbooks. Consequently, although Action 1, 2, and 3 can promote critical thinking, they do so with certain limitation.
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