An Analysis of CMPF112 Computing Skills Final Examination Subsection Questions for Foundation Students in CFGS: A Case Study

Abstract

Foundation students are those students after SPM, and starting new life in campus environment. The transition between the styles of education from spoon-fed in high school to lectures in university surely affected the way they think and act. As CMPF112 Computing Skills are among the early subject being taught, it is interesting to study how the student answering questions which created based on Bloom Taxonomy, using their high school experiences only. This study analyzed three sections in CMPF112 Computing Skills final examination paper for trimester 1 2012/2013 based on their marks and conclude the level of transition from school-to-university.