Applying CBT in physics learning to measure students’ higher order thinking skills

Abstract

Development in science and technology that exist today can be optimized to be used as media in learning process, one example is in assessment of learning using computer based test (CBT). Higher order thinking skills (HOTS) are important aspects in physics learning. CBT is used to measure the HOTS (PhysTeHOTS-CBT). The subjects of the study are 251 students of class XI science program. The students’ HOTS by using PhysTeHOTS-CBT show 4.78% of students have very low category; 13.1% have low category, 60.9% have medium category, 9.16% have high category, and 11.9% have very high category. Based on the result of the study, the students’ HOTS are dominated in the medium category.