Performance analysis of HSC ICT e-learning system based on revised bloom's taxonomy

Abstract

The ICT course at Higher Secondary Level of Bangladesh has six chapters namely Information and Communication Technology: World and Bangladesh Perspective, Communication System and Networking, Number System and Digital Devices, Introduction to Web Design and HTML, Programming Language, and Database Management System. Introduction of programming at this level has created new challenges for computer education due to the crisis of experienced teaching staffs, insufficient laboratory facilities, Internet accessibility and appropriate course materials etc. HSC ICT Online is a web based interactive and adaptive e-learning system for effective learning and teaching of ICT course which aims to overcome the limitations in a constrained resources environment in a developing country like Bangladesh. In this project, we have performed systematic analysis to measure the effectiveness of the HSC ICT e-Learning system in compared to traditional learning system. Bloom's Taxonomy and the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy has long been a tool used by educators, instructional designers, and others developing innovative processes. They use it to reach all cognitive levels in the traditional classroom by creating and orchestrating goals, lessons, and assessments. We have applied Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy with the use of fuzzy weights in order to analyze the contents of the HSC ICT e-Learning system and compared with the HSC ICT textbook. We also tried to measure the effectiveness and usability of the system along with other evaluation matrices based on user feedback as it was used by the students and teachers of different colleges in Higher Secondary Level. The analytical result has been found to be very much satisfactory.