Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Scale: A Validation Study

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Abstract

Quantitative studies on technology integration often report general quantity of classroom technology use, or self-perceived indices of effectiveness. There is a current need for a measurement tool that links students’ technology use and cognitive engagement, which will allow researchers to better illustrate how technology is woven into the teaching and learning process. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to measure how students use technology for different cognitive tasks, following theoretical guidelines from Bloom’s Taxonomy (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2002) and Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy (Churches, 2009). We employed both classical test theory and item response theory to validate our newly created scale. The newly created BDT scale showed good psychometric properties, item functioning, and construct- and criterion-related validity.

Authors

• Vanessa Wanchanit Vongkulluksn, The Ohio State University

• Lin Lu, The Ohio State University

• Kui Xie, The Ohio State University