Development of mathematical learning tools to promote higher order thinking skills for elementary school students

Abstract

As stated in the revised curriculum 2013 or K-13 in 2017, the learning tools made by a teacher must bring up and involve 4 (four) aspects, namely Character Education Strengthening (KDP), Literacy, 4C, and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Therefore, teachers are required to have sufficient knowledge in these four points, in order to be able to grow their creativity to mix and make it happen in the form of a complete learning device. This research is a design research that aims to describe the process and results of the development of HOTS-based mathematics learning devices that meet the criteria of valid, practical, and effective. The learning devices developed in this study are in the form of lesson plan, student worksheet, and assessment sheet. To develop the product, the researchers implemented Plomp development model, which includes the initial research stage, design/prototype stage, and assessment stage. The results of data analysis show that HOTS-based mathematics learning tools for elementary school students developed by the researchers meet the criteria of valid, practical, and effective, with a mean score as the following: Lesson Plan (3.41), Student worksheet (3.39), Learning outcomes (3.73), Learning feasibility (4.03), Positive student responses (94.44%).