Knowledge

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Knowledge
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Knowledge is a abstract

• recall of specific facts
• ability to apply specific facts to solving a
  problem
• generally a universal acceptance of what is
  correct or incorrect/think of it as a test in
  which you give "grades"

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Level of Knowledge

• Knowing (simple recall of information)
• The student can list the six links of the
  infectious disease process.
• The student can recall the components in the food
  pyramid.
• Comprehending (translation and interpretation of
  information)
• Translating
• The student can explain the meaning of the five
  standard road signs.
• The student can translate statistical data in
  graph form about the frequency of syphilis among
  teen-agers into a written paragraph.
• Interpreting
• The student can interpret in his own words the
  meanings of scores on the Snellen eye test from a
  list of scores provided by the teacher.
• The student can explain the antigen-antibody
  reaction as a basis for the development of
  immunity.

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Level of Knowledge

• Analyzing (breaking down information into
  component parts)
• The student can identify unstated assumptions in
  advertisements of health products.
• The student can distinguish facts from fallacies
  in information about fluoridation.
• Synthesizing (combining information into an
  original or new form)
• The student can plan a regimen of physical
  activity suitable to his needs and based upon
  sound principles of physical activity, sleep, and
  relaxation.
• The student can integrate results of research and
  investigation into a plausible plan for solving a
  given public health problem, such as the misuse
  of drugs.
• Evaluating (using internal or external criteria
  in making value judgments about information or
  situation provided)
• The student can compare, orally or in writing,
  the relative worth of two or more similar health
  products in terms of cost, availability,
  reliability, and validity.
• The student uses criteria previously developed
  for selecting a family physician.

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Two Assumptions

• Asking questions can sample what an individual
  knows
• A series of questions can summarize what an
  individual knows about a subject

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Procedure

• Must have objectives
• What is it you want to measure
• Priority (most important)
• Are some things more important than others
• Sequence (ordering)
• Will the ordering of questions give away answers
• Decide on item type
• True False, multiple choice, essay

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Knowledge

• True False
• Multiple Choice
• Essay