scholarly journals Tapping into Bloom Taxonomy’s Higher-Order Cognitive Processes: The Case for Multiple Choice Questions as a Valid Assessment Tool in the ESP Classroom

2021 ◽  
pp. 160-171
Author(s):  
Iryna Lenchuk ◽  
Amer Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills

This article describes the results of Action Research conducted in an ESP classroom of Dhofar University located in Oman. Following the call of Oman Vision 2040 to emphasize educational practices that promote the development of higher-order cognitive processes, this study raises the following question: Can an online multiple choice question (MCQ) quiz tap into the higher-order cognitive skills of apply, analyze and evaluate? This question was also critical at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic when Omani universities switched to the online learning mode. The researchers administered an online MCQ quiz to 35 undergraduate students enrolled in an ESP course for Engineering and Sciences. The results showed that MCQ quizzes could be developed to tap into higher-order thinking skills when the stem of the MSQ is developed as a task or a scenario. The study also revealed that students performed better on MCQs that tap into low-level cognitive skills. This result can be attributed to the prevalent practice in Oman to develop assessment tools that tap only into a level of Bloom’s taxonomy, which involves the cognitive process of retrieving memorized information. The significance of the study lies in its pedagogical applications. The study calls for the use of teaching and assessment practices that target the development of higher-order thinking skills, which is aligned with the country’s strategic direction reflected in Oman vision 2040.

scholarly journals The Development Process of Higher Order Thinking Skills Based Poetry Text Assessment Tools on VIII Grade Students of Junior High School Brigjend Katamso II Medan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-328
Author(s):  
Erlina Sihombing ◽  
Mutsyuhito Solin ◽  
M. Oky Fardian Gafari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills

This study is aimed describe the process of developing higher order thinking skills based poetry text assessment tools. Students need to be trained in their thinking skills by giving students the type of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) that can be used to improve students' thinking skills. This research was conducted in Junior High School Brigjend Katamso II Medan. The result shows that Preliminary studies were research and gathering preliminary information, namely needs analysis. The needs analysis in this research development began by distributing questionnaires to the needs of eighth grade students of Junior High School Brigjen Katamso II Medan, amounted to 35 students and 2 Indonesian language teachers of Junior High School Brigjen Katamso II Medan. The results of the needs analysis were as follows: That 100% of the teachers stated that they knew the assessment tools and 70% knew the steps in preparing the assessment tools. However, only 0% of teachers test their assessment tools before use so that 100% of teachers need a valid, effective and practical assessment tool.

scholarly journals KEMAMPUAN GURU BAHASA INDONESIA DALAM MEMBUAT SOAL TES BERBASIS HOTS (HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS) DI SMP SEKECMATAN KARANGNUNGGAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Deni Chandra ◽  
Dedi Heryadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

ABSTRAK: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan (1) kemampuan guru mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia dalam membuat soal tes berbasis Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) tingkat SMP se-Kecamatan Karangnunggal Kabupaten Tasikmalaya dan (2) menganalisis kesesuaian soal tes yang dibuat oleh guru mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia ditinjau dari kriteria soal Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di tiga Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) yang berada di Kecamatan Karangnunggal Kabupaten Tasikmalaya dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif.Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah guru mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia yang secara keseluruhan berjumlah 7 orang. Sumber data dari SMP N 1 Karangnunggal sebanayak 2 orang, dari SMP Negeri 3 Karangnunggal sebanyak 2 orang dan dari SMP IT Karangnunggal sebanyak 3 orang. Data yang diperoleh berupa soal esai dan pilihan ganda yang dibuat oleh setiap responden.Pemerolehan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan instrumen tes.Data tersebut dikaji dengan teknik analisis deskriptif. Hasil pengkajian pertama diperoleh kemampuan guru mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia dalam membuat soal tes berbasis HOTS dalam bentuk esai maupun pilihan ganda masih rendah. Hal tersebut terbukti dari jumlah keseluruhan soal yang masih berada pada ranah ingatan (C1).Hasil pengkajian yang kedua diperoleh bahwa bentuk soal pilihan ganda ataupun esai belum memenuhi kriteria soal HOTS yang baik.Hal itu terbukti dari masih banyaknnya soal pilihan ganda ataupun esai yang belum menggunakan stimulus yang menarik dan kontekstual, mengukur kemampuan kognitif level analisis, evaluasi, maupun mencipta serta belum mengandung jawaban yang tersirat.KATA KUNCI: Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS); Kemampuan Guru; Soal Tes>ABILITY OF INDONESIAN TEACHERS IN MAKING TEST BASED HOTS (HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS) IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT KARANGNUNGGAL�ABSTRACT: This research is aimed to describe (1) the ability of Bahasa Indonesia teachers to construct the questions based on HOTS for Junior High School students in Karangnunggal district Tasikmalaya and (2) the analysis of examination questions that are made by Bahasa Indonesia teachers considering the criteria of HOTS. This research was conducted at 3 Junior High School in Karangnunggal district by using qualytative descriptive method. The data source in this research is teachers of Bahasa Indonesia which amount 7 teachers. The data source are 2 teachers from SMPN 1 Karangnunggal, 2 teachers from SMPN 3 Karangnunggal, and 3 teachers from SMP IT Karangnunggal. The data gained are essay questions and multiple choice questions which are made by each respondent. The aquisition of the data in this research is using test. Those datas are examined by using descriptive analysis technique. The result of first assesment is that the ability of Bahasa Indonesia teachers to construct the quesrions based on HOTS in essay and multiple choice form is skill low. That statment is proven from the whole numbers of questions that is in memory domain (C1). The second assesment results that the assay and multiple choice from have not fulfilled the criteria of a good HOTS questions. That statment is proven from the essay and multiple choice questions that are still lack of interesting and contextual stimulants, measure that analysis level, evaluation level, and creating level of cognitif ability and also have not contained implicit answer.KEYWORDS: Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS); Teachers Ability; Test Question.

scholarly journals PENGARUH SCIENCE ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL BERBASIS GAYA BELAJAR KOLB TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR TINGKAT TINGGI

EDUSAINS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulfiani Zulfiani ◽  
Iwan Permana Suwarna
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Adaptive Assessment ◽  
Post Test ◽  
High Order Thinking

THE EFFECT OF SCIENCE ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL BASED ON KOLB LEARNING STYLE ON HIGH-LEVEL THINKING SKILLSAbstractThis study aimed to determine the effect of the Science Adaptive Assessment Tool (SAA Tool) based on the KOLB learning style on student's high order thinking skills (HOTS). This study used a quantitative quasi-experiment method with a post-test only design. The subjects in this study were 79 students of 8th grade at SMP Al- Zahra Indonesia Tangerang Selatan in the 2018/2019 school year who studied the material of Living organisms and Simple Machine. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the student's higher-order thinking skills who used Biology and Physics's SAA Tool compared with the control class. Biology's SAA Tool influences the results of higher-order thinking skills towards four learning styles. They affect of diverger, assimilator, converger, and accommodator. The Physics's SAA Tool influences the results of higher-order thinking skills on two learning styles of diverger and accommodator. The results of this study indicate the potential application of the SAA Tool as an answer to the problems of digital assessment to measure higher-order thinking skills as one of the dominant thinking skills of the 21st-century skills. Keywords: Science Adaptive Assessment Tool (SAA Tool); Integrated Science; High Order Thinking Skill (HOTS)AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Science Adaptive Assessment Tool (SAA Tool) berbasis gaya belajar KOLB terhadap  keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi peserta didik. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu metode kuantitatif kuasi eksperimen dengan desain post test only. Subyek penelitian ini adalah 79 peserta didik kelas 8 SMP Al-Zahra Indonesia Tangerang Selatan tahun pelajaran 2019/2020 yang mempelajari materi Sistem Gerak Makhluk Hidup dan Pesawat Sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara hasil keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi peserta didik yang menggunakan SAA Tool IPA Biologi maupun IPA Fisika dibandingkan kelas kontrol. SAA Tool IPA Biologi mempengaruhi hasil keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi terhadap 4 gaya belajar diverger, asimilator, konverger, dan akomodator. Sementara SAA Tool IPA Fisika mempengaruhi hasil keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi terhadap 2 gaya belajar diverger dan akomodator. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan potensi aplikasi SAA Tool sebagai jawaban problematika asesmen digital untuk mengukur keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi sebagai salah satu skill berpikir dominan keterampilan abad 21.Kata Kunci: Science Adaptive Assessment Tool (SAA Tool); IPA Terpadu; Keterampilan Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi (HOTS) 

scholarly journals Computer Supported Collaborative Learning and Higher Order Thinking Skills - A Case Study of Textile Studies

10.28945/3298 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada Wai Wing MA
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills

The scarcity of readily usable instruments to research learning in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environments has posed a great challenge to devise appropriate analytical tools to investigate how individuals change their understanding or create a new personal construction of knowledge as a result of social interaction and negotiation within the group. Given this scenario, the Activity System Model (Engestrom, 1987), based on a socio-cultural perspective, was adopted as a framework for analysing the quality of a CSCL community in this research project. Data were analysed to examine how interactivity had contributed to the fostering of higher order thinking skills in the CSCL community. Findings of this study confirmed that there was a positive correlation between the quality of collaborative process engaged by groups and the quality of cognitive skills fostered. High levels of social interaction and collaboration contributed to the establishment of a community of learning, nurturing a space for fostering higher order thinking through co-creation of knowledge processes. Lessons learnt and limitations of the investigation in this study in light of the methodological issues relating to coding reliability and difficulties in translating Chinese text involved in the CSCL for computerized coding process were discussed as well.

scholarly journals Blended Learning: The Effect on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in Thermodynamics

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-271
Author(s):  
Asep Saefullah ◽  
Amalia Fitriyani ◽  
Yayat Ruhiyat ◽  
Diana Ayu Rostikawati
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This study aims to determine the effect of the application of the blended learning model to improving higher order thinking skills (HOTS) on thermodynamic material. The research method used in this study is quasi-experimental, while the research design used is Non Equivalent Design. Samples were taken using purposive sampling technique, with class XI MIA 1 as an experimental class and XI MIA 2 as a control class. The instrument used in this study was an HOTS test item in the form of multiple choice questions. Data analysis techniques using SPSS software to test hypotheses, and Microsoft Excel to determine the magnitude of the increase in HOTS. The results of the independent sample t-test showed a significance value (2-tailed) of 0.03. Large increase in the experimental class by 0.50 (50%), and by 0.40 (40%) in the control class. This shows that learning using the blended learning model has a better effect in HOTS than learning without blended learning.

scholarly journals Effect of Instructions in Course Book Tasks on Promoting Higher-Order Thinking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Hanoof Khalid Alshaiji ◽  
Shaima Jamal Al-Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
English Language ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills

As stakeholders of educational systems, teachers are urged to participate in social change through the implementation of critical thinking skills into the educational setting. English language teaching has primarily focused on critical thinking, particularly in the recent years. Therefore, teachers are required to examine their teaching materials to ensure that they meet the needs of the 21st century. This study investigates the extent of implemented higher-order thinking skills using revised Bloom’s taxonomy. It examines tasks in course books used at the College of Technological Studies at the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training in Kuwait. The course books examined are Tech Talk at the elementary, pre-intermediate, and intermediate levels. The findings of this study prove that most of the tasks in the sample chosen encourage students’ lower cognitive skills. Therefore, syllabus and material designers and teachers should include tasks that foster higher-order cognitive skills. The results are expected to serve as reference for direct language teachers when planning lessons in their course book adaptation and with curriculum development.  

scholarly journals The Developmment of the Assessment's Instrument Based on Higher Order Thinking Skills To Measure Dimension of Persuasive Text Skills on Students Of Class VIII in Junior High School Muhammadiyah 7 Medan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-186
Author(s):  
Indah Fajarini ◽  
M. Oky Fardian Gafari ◽  
Abdurahman Adisaputera
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Class Viii

This research deals with the development of the assessment’s instrument based on higher order thinking skills to measure dimension of persuasive text skills on students of class VIII in junior high school Muhammadiyah 7 Medan. The type of this research is research and development. The sampling technique used in this study is purposive sampling technique. The result shows that the process of developing assessment instruments is based on Higher Order Thinking Skills on Indonesian language subjects in junior high school Muhammadiyah 7 Medan through 4 stages, there are: (1) Preparation of Tests, (2) Selection of Media (3) Selection of Formats (4) Initial design results by composing stories board, make layouts by paying attention to the color and composition and fill the layout with activities in the form of, activity 1 contains the mapping of KI, KD, and indicators, as well as 10 multiple choice questions and 5 description questions. Activity 2 contains the mapping of KI, KD, and indicators as well as 15 multiple choice questions and 5 description questions and scoring, answer keys, glossary and bibliography.

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