Abstract
This study examines the perception of English teachers towards HOTS-based Learning in EFL classroom. This study was a survey study with interview as the data collection technique. The participants of the study were five English teachers in senior high school in Singaraja, Buleleng, Bali. The result of data analysis found that teachers’ awareness of implementing HOTS-based instruction starting from lesson plan, teaching strategies that promote higher thinking and assessment. However, teachers also faced difficulties in developing HOTS-based Instructions such as limited knowledge and lack of training. It is suggested that English teachers broaden their knowledge on developing HOTS-based instruction and conduct a discussion with peers and experts. The role of principle is also essential in giving instructions and training towards HOTS-based learning instructions.
Highlights
Kusumastuti et al (2019) point out that the ministry of education and culture divided into four basic skills required in 21st century, such as; critical thinking, creative, collaborative, and communicative. Brookhart (2010) defines higher order thinking skills (HOTS) as a high level of cognitive activity which covers some abilities, such as; the ability of transferring new concepts in a new situation, defining a problem logically, solving the problem creatively, arguing critically, and making a conclusion
It is viewed from the integration of HOTS in English as Foreign Language (EFl) subject, as what Tyas et al (2019) say that it closely relates to several aspects, such as; national curriculum policy, textbook availability, teachers, and students’ cognitive abilities
The current study investigated the perception of English teachers towards HOTS-based Learning in EFL classroom
Summary
The survey was conducted through interview with five high school English teachers in Singaraja, Bali. The interview technique used was a semi structured interview. The data analysis technique used was interactive model analysis by Miles et al, (2014). The data analysis consists of four steps namely data collection, data display, data reduction, conclusion drawing
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