A CASE STUDY IN IDENTIFYING THE LEVEL OF THINKING ABILITY IN PHYSICS SUBJECT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Physics is one of the science subjects that need a proper understanding through the process of learning. Since physics is difficult among secondary school students, this study is conducted to investigate the level of thinking ability in physics subject. This study has been done by given question paper based on taxonomy bloom which consists of 10 questions divided into three stages of taxonomy bloom which are C1 (remembering), C2 (undertanding) and C3 (applying). Based on the test that have been held, the result showed that most students not reach the minimum mark for the three stages especially in C3 (applying). This shows that physics is hard to learn. In this case of study, Taxonomy Bloom system has enabled the teachers to set examination papers that are well balanced, testing the different cognitive skills without a tilt towards a tough or easy paper perception.