Determining the cognitive levels in Arabic final exams of junior high school third grade in the educational year 2015-2016 in Iran based on Bloom s taxonomy

Exam has fundamental role in teaching and learning process and is considered as one of the most significant applied tools in teaching process to assess learner's capabilities and to measure their success level. It provides useful information to determine the student's efficiency and competency levels and to help the educators to enhance the educational circumstances. Therefore, preparing exam questions based on a desirable method is regarded as the most significant task that need to be attended by the teachers, and if this task is fulfilled successfully, then the questions can be considered as an appropriate tool to attain target objectives.
The present study has attempted to examine the Arabic final exam questions of junior high school third grade in humanities and science and mathematics fields in the educational year 2016-2017 based on Bloom's 6-level taxonomy in cognitive domain. The purpose of the study is to find to what extend the final exam questions are consistent with the objectives based on which the Arabic book is compiled.
The study applies descriptive-analytic method. The research tool of the study is based on Bloom's 6-level taxonomy in cognitive domain .The statistical population and the sample of the study are the same, both containing Arabic final exam questions of junior high school third grade in humanities and science and mathematics fields in the educational year 2016-2017, the questions are analyzed using frequency and percentage statistical methods.