Abstract
Higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) is a new concept of thinking in Curriculum 2013 in Indonesia, which is based on the revised top three levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy: analyzing, evaluating, and creating. This survey research used 44 students who were purposively sampled. The objective of this research was to determine if there was a linear correlation between HOTS and the English achievement of the eleventh grade students of SMA N 2 Kudus. Using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation in the level of significance .05 and degree of freedom 42, this research showed that there was a high positive significant linear correlation between HOTS and the English achievement of the eleventh grade students of SMA N 2 Kudus. Key words: HOTS, taxonomy, curriculum 2013, English achievement
Highlights
Higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) is a new concept of thinking in Curriculum 2013 in Indonesia, which is based on the revised top three levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy: analyzing, evaluating, and creating
The application of Curriculum 2013 requires that the mindset and the thinking ability of teachers and students should change from lower-order thinking skills (LOTS) to higher-order thinking skills (HOTS)
HOTS has become the new concept in education reform which is used in Indonesia recently based on the top three levels of Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive domain, which include analyzing, evaluating, and creating (Kaur&Ghanapati, 2014)
Summary
Higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) is a new concept of thinking in Curriculum 2013 in Indonesia, which is based on the revised top three levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy: analyzing, evaluating, and creating. This survey research used 44 students who were purposively sampled. According to Nadia (2015), HOTS is given and emphasized in the curriculum to produce critical and creative students, so that they can compete with others in international level It is similar with Alsowat’s statement (2016) that there is a clear evidence of students’ engagement derived from student-centered learning and that it increases students’ achievement in the learning process. It means that the objective of English subject had not been reached yet by the students
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