Abstract
Higher order thinking skills (HOTS) is one of important aspects in education. Students with high level of higher order thinking skills tend to be more successful. However, do this phenomenon also happen in the learning of Mathematics? To answer this question, this research aims to study the relationship between HOTS and students' academic performance in Mathematics instruction. The research is conducted by occupying correlation research method on 41 students of mathematics education in university of Papua who had already completed 120 credits. The instrument in a test format for HOTS measurement has two main indicators; the critical thinking skill and creative thinking skill. Students are selected as research subjects, and are asked to do 9 questions of HOTS test in 60 minutes. The holistic rubric is used to assess the higher order thinking skills of students. The results of research show that these two variables have a high value of correlation (r = 0.814) and the regression equation is grade point average = 2,105 + 0,017 HOTS. Both of statistics show that there is a significant relationship between HOTS and students' academic achievement.
Highlights
Human thinking skills can be classified into two major groups; low-order thinking skills (LOTS), and higher order thinking skills (HOTS)
The data resulting from research in the form of some student’s descriptive statistics of variables HOTS and GPA are presented in Table 2 below
Students with high level of HOTS are expected to succeed in their study in study program of mathematics education
Summary
Human thinking skills can be classified into two major groups; low-order thinking skills (LOTS), and higher order thinking skills (HOTS). LOTS are the first three aspects of taxonomy bloom, which are remembering, understanding, and applying. HOTS are the last three aspects of taxonomy bloom namely analyzing, evaluating, and creating (Moore & Stanley, 2010). HOTS is the highest part in Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive domain. HOTS are important aspects in teaching and learning. Thinking skills are fundamental in educational process. A person’s thought can affect the ability, speed and effectiveness of learning. Thinking skills is associated with learning process. Students who are trained to think demonstrate a positive impact on the development of their education. Students with HOTS are able to learn, improve their performance and reduce their weaknesses (Yee, Othman, Yunos, Tee, Hasan, and Mohammad, 2011)
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