Creating a Competency Domain Index: Enhancing assessment for online programming and electronic design for lower secondary school

Jing Rui Tang; Wan Nurlisa Wan Ahmad; Fardila Mohd Zaihidee; Jian Hong Me

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI24.6374

Authors

Jing Rui Tang Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
Wan Nurlisa Wan Ahmad College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Via 54 East Rd 180, 071002 Baoding City, China.
Fardila Mohd Zaihidee Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
Jian Hong Me Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia; College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Via 54 East Rd 180, 071002 Baoding City, China.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI24.6374

Keywords:

Assessment, Competency, Education, Programming

Abstract

This study develops a Competency Domain Index (CDI) to enhance the assessment of online programming and electronic design for lower secondary schools in Malaysia. Conducted in two phases, the first identifies relevant competencies using the Nominal Group Technique (NGT), while the second develops the CDI with expert reviews. Results show over 70% expert consensus across all domains. The proposed CDI employs a spider web chart to visualise competencies, which are categorised according to Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive levels, using normalised scores. Future work will focus on validating the CDI in schools to ensure its effectiveness and applicability.

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