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Analysis of Levels of Thinking Required in West African Senior Secondary School Certificate in Financial Accounting Multiple Choice Items

Adeola Kiadese

 

Abstract:

This study analyzed levels of thinking required by the West African Senior School Certificate in Financial Accounting Multiple Choice Items (MCI). A survey design was adopted for the study, and 2015 and 2016 WAEC Financial accounting MCI were adopted. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the 2015 and 2016 test items.Data analysis was carried out using frequency and percentage and chi-square test. Findings revealed that the level of thinking required in 2015 Financial accounting WAEC multiple items from the students was different from one level to another. However, the items that required a higher level of thinking were 34 (68%0 which is higher than the items requiring a lower level of thinking, 16 (32%).Thinking required by 2015 Financial accounting WAEC multiple-choice items varied, and the items required students to demonstrate both lover and a higher level of thinking skills.Thus, the items that required students to think at lower and higher levels of thinking were equal.Also, no significant difference was found in the thinking level required in 2015 and 2016 Financial accounting WAEC Multiple Choice items.It was recommended 45 that WAEC Financial accounting items should be adequately distributed across the cognitive domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy of educational objectives to improve students’ performance in Financial accounting.