scholarly journals Curriculum contexts, recontextualisation and attention for higher-order thinking

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Krause ◽  
Tine Béneker ◽  
Jan van Tartwijk ◽  
Veit Maier
Keyword(s):  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Geography Education ◽  
Upper Secondary Education ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Epistemic Access ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Subject Specific ◽  
Powerful Knowledge ◽  
University Level

Tasks are crucial for gaining access to powerful knowledge in geography and for fostering higher-order thinking in lessons; therefore, they are key to subject-specific pedagogy. After analysing tasks in geography textbooks for upper secondary education, it was revealed that higher-order thinking barely occurs in textbooks in the Netherlands and is more frequent in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Subsequently, both curriculum contexts were systematically compared to determine factors that influence the use of tasks. The results show that evaluative rules play a crucial role. The assessment in North Rhine-Westphalia focuses on higher-order thinking and how this becomes visible in students’ work. Dutch assessment concentrates on students handling an outlined body of knowledge in defined settings. This raises questions of epistemic access, as students are less prepared for the skills expected at university level. Finally, we observed the importance of alignment between official institutions, the discipline of subject-specific pedagogy and support for teachers when it comes to fostering higher-order thinking in geography education.

scholarly journals Higher Order Thinking by Setting and Debriefing Tasks in Dutch Geography Lessons

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-27
Author(s):  
Uwe Krause ◽  
Tine Béneker ◽  
Jan van Tartwijk
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Knowledge Structures ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Upper Secondary Education ◽  
Task Setting ◽  
Abstract Knowledge ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
High Stakes Exams

Tasks are a powerful instrument for geography teachers, as they let students engage with the subject. To advance the cumulative learning of students, teachers have to make sure that students learn how to deal with complex and abstract knowledge structures. In the Netherlands, teachers face a dilemma when it comes to task setting: the intended curriculum aims for a considerable part at (parts of) higher order thinking, whereas the high-stakes exams have a clear focus on the use of thinking strategies. This paper explores the task setting and debriefing of Dutch geography teachers by analyzing twenty-three videotaped lessons in upper secondary education by using the Geography Task Categorization Framework. The results show that Dutch teachers mostly rely on textbooks when setting tasks. The focus lies on reproduction and the use of thinking strategies. Tasks aiming at (parts of) higher order thinking are barely used. Furthermore, teachers use tasks from previous high-stakes exams already used in an early stage of upper secondary education. In the debriefing of tasks, teachers move from simple and concrete to complex and abstract knowledge and vice versa. However, most of these movements aim at simplifying knowledge structures. In the observed lessons, curriculum aims at the level of (parts of) higher order thinking are not achieved. The evaluative rules as set by the high-stakes exams and the type of tasks offered by textbooks seem to be dominant.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS MAHASISWA SAAT MENGERJAKAN SOAL BERSTANDAR PISA LEVEL 5

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-155
Author(s):  
Sermyla Victorita Saetban
Keyword(s):  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
University Level ◽  
High Level

The purpose of this study was to describe the ability of university-level students in solving higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) problems with PISA level 5 standards in learning mathematics. This type of research is a qualitative description. The subjects used in this study were students of Sanata Dharma University, semester II Mathematics Education S1, as many as 15 students. The research instrument used was a test item with a HOTS level 5 indicator. The data collection method was obtained through giving tests based on the PISA level 5 indicator. The data analysis techniques used were data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. This research was conducted in March 2020. The results of this study are through the results of the description of the subject's thought process and the results of the analysis of the HOTS indicator achievement, questions with high-level thinking difficulties that are at level 5 cannot be solved by 15 research subjects. Of the 15 subjects, the researcher reduced the data based on the process carried out to produce three different groups of answers. In level 5 HOTS questions, six students have mathematical abilities that meet the four indicators.

scholarly journals Higher Order Thinking in the Content Knowledge of History Lesson in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Shakila Che Dahalan ◽  
Abdul Razak Ahmad ◽  
Ahmad Ali Seman
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
School Students ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Application Analysis ◽  
Medium Level

This study investigating student’s achievement on the higher order thinking content knowledge in history lesson. A total of 200 upper secondary school students were given 40 objectives questions on higher order thinking content knowledge. The higher order thinking content knowledge was analysis using SPSS 24.0. The results showed that student’s application (f=54.8, %=75.1), analysis (f=40.8, %=55.9) and evaluation (f=40.2, %=55.0). The findings indicate that student’s achievement on the higher order thinking content knowledge (application, analysis and evaluation) in medium level. Therefore, the findings highlight the important of teacher in improving their pedagogy of teaching and  change their focusing to higher order thinking in history education.

scholarly journals Learning proteins in the context of molecular gastronomy through higher-order thinking as an activity of fluffy meringue

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-244
Author(s):  
Anna- Sofia Vilhunen ◽  
Maija Aksela ◽  
Anu Hopia
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Home Economics ◽  
Protein Chemistry ◽  
Upper Secondary School ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Molecular Gastronomy ◽  
Upper Secondary

This article discusses how to study protein chemistry meaningfully in the context of molecular gastronomy by supporting higher-order thinking skills. The instruction also includes several myths that the students can reflect on. Inquiry-based work is performed in the style of the Top Chef competition: the objective is to prepare the lightest and fluffiest meringue possible. The students act as so called investigating chemistry cooks. The instructions are suitable for secondary school and upper secondary school for studying chemistry of proteins, or for unifying chemistry and home economics in teaching.

Memberdayakan Keterampilan Mengembangkan Soal Hots pada Guru Biologi di Kabupaten Bekasi

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
Mieke Miarsyah ◽  
Rizhal Hendi Ristanto
Keyword(s):  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Thinking Skill

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan agar guru biologi SMA di Kabupaten Bekasi dapat terampil mengembangkan soal HOTS. Guru sebagai peserta kegiatan pelatihan yang diundang dalam kegiatan merupakan perwakilan dari anggota MGMP Biologi yang tersebar dari beberapa beberapa wilayah di Kabupaten Bekasi yang diwakili oleh guru pada masing-masing Kecamatan. Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat memberikan manfaat kepada guru tentang pelatihan pengembangan soal HOTS yang sesuai dengan keterampilan abad 21. Model kegiatan pelatihan dilaksanakan melalui 10 (sepuluh) tahap, yaitu: (1) brain storming atau curah pendapat ceramah dan tanya jawab tentang konsep penulisan soal HOTs, (2) mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah berupa 1 soal subyektif dan 1 soal obyektif, (3) pendalaman konsep HOTs, (4) penulisan 1 soal obyektif dan 1 soal subyektif secara individual, (5) pembentukan kelompok yang terdiri dari 5-8 guru dan saling menukarkan soal, (6) masing-masing guru menelaah berdasarkan instrument yang telah disediakan, (7) kelompok memilih soal yang paling HOTs dan meranking mulai HOTs, MOTs, dan LOTs, (8) presentasi oleh masing-masing kelompok berdasarkan hasil telaahnya, (9) kelompok lain memberikan tanggapan berkaitan dengan HOTs atau tidaknya soal, (10) penguatan dari narasumber untuk masing-masing kelompok.Kata kunci: Higher order thinking skill, HOTS, guru biologi, kabupaten Bekasi.

திருக்குறள் கற்றலின் வழி படிவம் 2 மாணவர்களின் உயர்நிலைச் சிந்தனைத் திறனை மேம்படுத்துதல் [THIRUKKURAL KADRALIN VALI PADIVAM 2 MAANAVARKALIN UYARNILAIC SINTANAIT THIRANAI MEEMPADUTTUYAL] (IMPROVING THE LEVEL OF HOTS (HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS) OF FORM 2 STUDENTS BY LEARNING THIRUKKURAL)

2019 ◽  
pp. 96-110
Author(s):  
Renita Prera Winsen
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Data Collections

பேராக் மாநிலத்தில் தைப்பிங் மாவட்டத்தில் அமைந்துள்ள ஓர் இடைநிலைப்பள்ளியில் திருக்குறள் கற்றலின் வழி படிவம் 2 மாணவர்களின் உயர்நிலைச் சிந்தனைத் திறனை மேம்படுத்தும் முயற்சியில் ஆய்வு மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது. தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட 10 மாணவர்கள் இந்த ஆய்வில் உட்படுத்தப்பட்டனர். திருக்குறளில் மாணவர்களின் ஆளுமையைக் கண்டறிய அந்த இடைநிலைப்பள்ளியின் தமிழாசிரியரிடம் நேர்காணல் நடத்தப்பட்டது. மாணவர்களின் உயர்நிலைச் சிந்தனைத் திறனை மேம்படுத்த படிவம் 1 மற்றும் படிவம் 2-இல் வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட ஆறு திருக்குறள்கள் தேர்தெடுக்கப்பட்டன. தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட திருக்குறள்கள் யாவும் சீரமைக்கப்பட்ட புளூமின் அறிவுசார் முறைப்பாட்டியலின் துணைக்கொண்டு பலதரப்பட கேள்விகள் தயாரிக்கப்பட்டது. ஆறு வாரத் திருக்குறள் வகுப்பிற்குப் பின் இக்கேள்விகள் யாவும் மாணவர்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்டன. கேள்விக்கான பதில்களிலிருந்து மாணவர்களின் உயர்நிலைச் சிந்தனைத் திறனில் ஏற்பட்ட மாற்றங்கள் கண்டறியப்பட்டது. ஆய்வின் முடிவாக, முறையான திருக்குறள் கற்றலின் வழி மாணவர்களின் உயர்நிலைச் சிந்தனைத் திறனை மேம்படுத்த முடியும் என்பது உறுதிச் செய்யப்பட்டது. (This study has been conducted with the purpose of improving the level of HOTS (Higher order thinking skills) of Form 2 students through learning Thirukkural. For this study, the Thirukkural, a well-known literary work of Tamil Language was taken. Thus, this research was carried out in a secondary school which is located at Taiping, Perak. The research was carried out under the design of action research. The sample of this study consisted of ten Form 2 students. Besides that, a teacher also interviewed in order to know the students' personality in learning Thirukkural. In this research, the learning process of Thirukkural approach was implemented for 6 weeks. There are 6 couplets of Thirukkural selected according to the syllabus of Form 1 and Form 2. This six couplets of Thirukkural used to test the level of HOTS. The questions were created based on Thirukkural, according to Revised Bloom's Taxonomy. The data of the study was collected through pre-test, the questions asked in Thirukkural classes and post-test via qualitative and quantitative data collection tools. The findings obtained through qualitative and quantitative data collections showed that the level of HOTS through learning Thirukkural among Form 2 students has improved.)

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