scholarly journals A Review of Research on the Use of Higher Order Thinking Skills to Teach Writing

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhashvinder K. A. Singh ◽  
Charanjit K. S. Singh ◽  
Tunku M. T. M. ◽  
Nor A. Mostafa ◽  
Tarsem S. M. Singh

This paper reviews the literature on the teaching of higher order thinking skills to teach writing in Malaysian context. The issues pertaining the usage of higher order thinking skills to teach writing are also discussed in this paper. ESL teachers are only trained to ask Higher Order Thinking Skills questions where the teaching of writing is concerned but most of them have very little knowledge on implementing the pedagogical knowledge of higher order thinking skills. Despite having multiples of programs to help teachers to infuse higher order thinking skills to teach writing, past studies have reported that teachers were not prepared to teach higher order thinking skills in their own classrooms. Hence, this paper further analyses the need to investigate the issues that are related on the usage of higher order thinking skills to the teaching of writing which needs immediate attention. 

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (Number 2) ◽  
pp. 195-226
Author(s):  
Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh ◽  
Revathi Gopal ◽  
Nor Azmi Mostafa ◽  
Rhashvinder Kaur Ambar Singh ◽  
Eng Tek Ong ◽  
...  

Purpose - This research focuses on ESL teachers’ strategies to foster higher-order thinking skills to teach writing to weak ESL learners in two selected secondary schools in Malaysia. ESL teachers’ strategies to foster higher-order thinking skills to teach writing to weak ESL learners were captured and encapsulated to enable the ESL learners to understand and master higher order thinking to improve their writing. Methodology – A qualitative descriptive case study design was employed in the study. The sample was based on a snowball sampling and 4 ESL teachers were selected from two different secondary schools in Malaysia. The main data collection method was classroom observation while thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Each teacher was observed twice. Classroom observation forms and video recordings were used as a main source in data collection. Findings – Findings showed that ESL teachers selected strategies to foster higher-order thinking skills to teach writing including the general procedures in implementing higher-order thinking skills for teaching writing and major considerations at each stage of the implementation. ESL teachers exposed learners to the general procedures of the higher-order thinking skills which were explaining and helping students to understand what higher-order thinking is, leading students to connect to concepts in writing, helping students to infer through real-life situations, using more graphic organizers and teaching problem-solving skills. Significance – The findings can be used to guide decisions on higher-order thinking skills training for ESL teachers, educators and curriculum developers regarding the thinking skills strategies to be mastered in teaching writing.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairon Nisa Shafeei ◽  
Hanita Hassan ◽  
Fauziah Ismail ◽  
Azian Abdul Aziz

Malaysia is preparing to face 21st century learning challenges in order to fulfill the global needs. As a result, Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) have been introduced in the education system with the purpose to produce critical students who are able to compete at the international arena. Thus, this study investigated the question types used by teachers of English as a second language (ESL). Besides, this study also examined the challenges faced by the teachers in incorporating HOTS element in their teaching. The data for this study were gathered by means of class observations, interviews and questionnaires. The data collected by means of classroom observation and interviews were analysed thematically whilst the questionnaire data were analysed using descriptive statistic method. The findings of this study reveal that ESL teachers favour display questions or LOTS compared to referential questions, HOTS. This is due to lack of knowledge regarding HOTS questions and students' English low proficiency level. This study, therefore, recommends that ESL teachers are in need of adequate training on HOTS before they can successfully implement HOTS in language classrooms and further relevant studies should focus on the ways in which HOTS can be incorporated in ESL classrooms.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Ahmad Zaeni ◽  
Wardani Rahayu ◽  
Makmuri Makmuri

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan instrumen TPACK bermuatan kata kerja operasional Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTs). Instrumen disusun berdasarkan tujuh domain yaitu: Technological Knowledge (TK), Pedagogical Knowledge (PK), Content Knowledge (CK) Technological Content Knowledge (TCK), Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK), Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengembangan dengan pendekatan ADDIE. Subjek penelitian sebanyak 111 calon guru matematika di Cirebon. Penelitian ini dirancang untuk menilai TPACK calon guru matematika yang memiliki HOTs. Studi validitas menggunakan rumus Aikens. Hasil penelitian menyatakan instrumen TPACK berbasis HOTs valid dan reliabel, dengan tingkat reliabilitas sebesar 0,95. Instrumen TPACK berbasis HOTs telah layak digunakan sebagai pedoman dalam menilai TPACK calon guru matematika.


Author(s):  
Logeswari Arumugam M. Pillay ◽  
Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh ◽  
Raja Nor Safinas Raja Harun ◽  
Tarsame Singh Masa Singh

This paper reviews the implementation of higher order thinking skills for teaching and learning in Malaysia. Several recent studies have found that there are issues with the implementation of higher order thinking skills from aspects such as lack of knowledge on the educators’ part, inadequate understanding of the strategies to inculcate HOTs amongst teachers, insufficient materials and references to teach HOTs and improper environmental settings to instil the learning of HOTs in the education classrooms. Teachers lack the appropriate pedagogical knowledge to teach HOT (Fisher, 1999; Zohar, 1999; Zohar and Schwartzer, 2005). This paper analyses further the implementation of higher order thinking skills for the teaching and learning of HOTs which is of paramount importance in order to address these rife matters.


Author(s):  
Logeswari Arumugam M. Pillay ◽  
Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh ◽  
Raja Nor Safinas Raja Harun ◽  
Tarsame Singh Masa Singh

This paper reviews the implementation of higher order thinking skills for teaching and learning in Malaysia. Several recent studies have found that there are issues with the implementation of higher order thinking skills from aspects such as lack of knowledge on the educators’ part, inadequate understanding of the strategies to inculcate HOTs amongst teachers, insufficient materials and references to teach HOTs and improper environmental settings to instil the learning of HOTs in the education classrooms. Teachers lack the appropriate pedagogical knowledge to teach HOT (Fisher, 1999; Zohar, 1999; Zohar and Schwartzer, 2005). This paper analyses further the implementation of higher order thinking skills for the teaching and learning of HOTs which is of paramount importance in order to address these rife matters.


Author(s):  
Renita Prera Winsen

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.)


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan

Karya ini menunjukkan rancangan soal HOTS (higher-order thinking skills, keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi) untuk mata pelajaran Akidah-Akhlak kelas 4 Madrasah Ibtidaiyah. Akidah-Akhlak di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam (PAI) yang mempelajari tentang rukun iman yang dikaitkan dengan pengenalan dan penghayatan terhadap al-asmā’ al-ḥusnā, serta perekaan suasana keteladanan dan pembiasaan dalam mengamalkan al-akhlāq al-karīmah dan al-adāb al-Islamī melalui unjuk kerja dan cara mengamalkannya dalam keseharian. Hasil (outcomes) pembelajaran Akidah-Akhlak diharapkan memiliki peran dalam memberi motivasi kepada murid untuk mempraktikkan al-akhlāq al-karīmah dan al-adāb al-Islamī dalam keseharian sebagai wujud īmān kepada Allōh, para malāikat-Nya, seluruh kitab- Nya, semua rosūl dan nabī-Nya, hari akhir, serta qodō’ dan qodar dari-Nya. Ruang lingkup soal yang dirancang mencakup pembelajaran kelas 4 yang terbatas untuk Kompetensi Dasar (KD) Pengetahuan 1.1; 1.2; dan 1.3; serta Keterampilan 2.1; 2.2; dan 2.3.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan

Karya ini menunjukkan rancangan soal HOTS (higher-order thinking skills, keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi) untuk mata pelajaran Akidah-Akhlak kelas 4 Madrasah Ibtidaiyah. Akidah-Akhlak di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam (PAI) yang mempelajari tentang rukun iman yang dikaitkan dengan pengenalan dan penghayatan terhadap al-asmā’ al-ḥusnā, serta perekaan suasana keteladanan dan pembiasaan dalam mengamalkan al-akhlāq al-karīmah dan al-adāb al-Islamī melalui unjuk kerja dan cara mengamalkannya dalam keseharian. Hasil (outcomes) pembelajaran Akidah-Akhlak diharapkan memiliki peran dalam memberi motivasi kepada murid untuk mempraktikkan al-akhlāq al-karīmah dan al-adāb al-Islamī dalam keseharian sebagai wujud īmān kepada Allōh, para malāikat-Nya, seluruh kitab- Nya, semua rosūl dan nabī-Nya, hari akhir, serta qodō’ dan qodar dari-Nya. Ruang lingkup soal yang dirancang mencakup pembelajaran kelas 4 yang terbatas untuk Kompetensi Dasar (KD) Pengetahuan 1.1; 1.2; dan 1.3; serta Keterampilan 2.1; 2.2; dan 2.3.


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