Higher-order Thinking Ability Research Articles

Metasynthesis of Strategies Mode for Activating Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTs) of University Students

Countries around the world are increasingly emphasizing the research and cultivation of higher-order thinking abilities, and have proposed various teaching strategies and methods. Researchers have developed various methods, strategies, and related activities to cultivate higher-order thinking in response to this issue, such as "scaffolding teaching", "heuristic teaching", "project-based teaching", "building collaborative learning", and "diverse evaluation feedback". However, current research on teaching strategies mostly focuses on methodology or teaching principles, lacking a teaching strategy model to guide teachers in specific teaching processes and designs. This study conducted a comprehensive integration of previous scientific research, aiming to summarize the strategic models for activating college students' HOTs in the past three years. By using Scopus, Science Direct, and Springer search agents for in-depth filtering, a total of 6 articles were selected. Data screening, evaluation, and CBA use two keywords, and the article is published from around 2020 to 2023. The research results indicate that in addition to the aforementioned teaching strategies, some emerging teaching models are also being widely explored and applied. The flipped learning teaching model shifts the knowledge imparted in the classroom to independent learning after class, while using classroom time to guide students in discussions and practice. Smart classrooms utilize modern technological means to provide a highly interactive and personalized learning environment. The blended learning model combines online and offline learning, fully utilizing the advantages of technology. The evidence-based teaching method emphasizes guiding teaching decisions and practices through scientific research and empirical data. These teaching strategies can effectively improve the higher-order thinking ability of college students. Therefore, integrated research has investigated some specific methods and strategy models for activating higher-order thinking skills among college students in recent years. These methods and strategy models are of great significance to educational practitioners and can provide reference for the teaching of HOTs.

Profile of higher order thinking ability in differentiation-based problem-based learning models

The high-level thinking abilities of students in Indonesia still need to improve. This is shown by the results of international studies such as PISA and TIMSS; Indonesia's ranking in these programs still needs to be at a higher level. Therefore, this research aims to determine the profile of high-level thinking abilities in problem-based learning differentiation. The method used is quantitative descriptive. The research subjects were MAN 2 Sukabumi City students, with a total of 26 students. The sampling technique, namely purposive sampling, is based on the student's ability to see a problem and play an active role in the learning process. This is based on recommendations from the subject teacher. This research shows that the N-gain value for high-level thinking abilities in the upper, middle, and lower groups is in the medium category, namely in the upper group with a value of 0.64, the middle group with 0.37, and the lower group with a value of 0.36. Therefore, differentiation-based problem-based learning (PBL) is effective for all groups in improving high-level thinking abilities.AbstrakKemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi peserta didik di Indonesia masih cukup rendah hal ini ditunjukan dari hasil studi internasional seperti PISA dan TIMSS, peringkat Indonesia pada program tersebut masih berada ditingkat rendah oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui profil kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi pada pembelajaran problem based learning berbasis diferensiasi, Metode yang digunakan yaitu deskriptif kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian adalah peserta didik MAN 2 Kota Sukabumi dengan jumlah 26 peserta didik. Teknik sampling yaitu purposive sampling berdasarkan dari kemampuan peserta didik dalam melihat suatu permasalahan dan berperan aktif dalam proses pembelajaran hal ini didasarkan atas rekomendasi dari guru mata pelajaran. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan nilai N-gain pada kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi pada kelompok atas, tengah dan bawah ini berada pada kategori sedang yaitu pada kelompok atas dengan nilai 0,64, kelompok tengah 0,37 dan kelompok bawah mendapat nilai 0,36. Oleh karena itu pembelajaran problem based learning (PBL) berbasis diferensiasi ini efektif untuk semua kelompok dalam meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi.

Application and evaluation of nine-grid thinking model in biochemistry teaching.

Biochemistry is an important professional course to undergraduates majoring in rehabilitation therapy in medical colleges and universities. To deepen students' understanding of the taught content, enhance their application ability and cultivate their high-level thinking ability, we investigated the effect of integration of the nine-grid thinking model into the teaching process. With the inline and divergence of relevant knowledge as the guiding ideology, students' understanding of knowledge points was deepened through thinking visualization. According to the questionnaire survey, 75% of the students believed that the application of the nine-grid thinking model was an effective teaching method for improving the efficiency of teaching and enhancing the teaching effect. In addition, a team of four students from the investigated class were granted by the 2021 Shanxi University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program and awarded RMB 6000 as a research fund (20210563). According to them, the application of the nine-grid thinking model in teaching is of great significance for cultivating students' higher-order thinking ability. The findings of this study might provide a new, effective approach to college course teaching.

Research on the Application of Question Chains Based on Deep Learning in Senior English Reading

Thinking quality, as one of the important goals of reading teaching, is an indispensable way to implement the cultivation of core competencies. However, in the current reading teaching, there are problems such as shallow thinking and separation of learning and thinking, which hinder the development of students’ higher-order thinking. Question chains, as an effective teaching method, can promote students’ output of language knowledge and enhance their thinking ability to achieve deep learning. Therefore, this paper aims to explore how to apply question chains based on deep learning of senior English reading teaching, so as to activate students’ higher-order thinking ability, optimize high school teachers’ question design ability, and improve the effectiveness of senior English reading teaching.

The Effect of Virtual Reality Game Teaching Technology on Students’ Immersion

VR (Virtual Reality) technology as the current cutting-edge technology, is widely used in the field of education, and plays a huge advantage. VR game teaching creates an immersive learning environment so that learners can have a clearer and more intuitive understanding of professional knowledge of various disciplines, enhance their learning enthusiasm and interest in learning, and give full play to subjective initiative of learners. VR technology gradually blurs the boundary between realities and virtual, and experiential have a certain emotional investment in excessively real virtual space, to create a sense of immersion and to effectively cultivate students’ spatial thinking and higher-order thinking ability. A questionnaire on the effect of VR game teaching technology on college students’ immersion was designed, and the effects of four aspects of VR game teaching technology, namely publication rules, role description, game control, and game review on learners’ immersion were explored. Results show that publication rules, role descriptions, and game control in VR game teaching have significant positive effects on college students’ immersion. All samples of different game platforms show a significant degree of immersion (P<0.05), and two VR game platforms, namely wearable VR interaction and VR all-in-one, improve learners’ immersion more significantly. Results of this study have important reference value for integrating VR technology into three-dimensional composition teaching, stimulating students’ sense of participation in game learning, improving VR game teaching effect and improving learning efficiency.

Research on the cultivation of higher order thinking ability of undergraduates majoring in tourism management in local universities under the background of new liberal arts

Research on the cultivation of higher order thinking ability of undergraduates majoring in tourism management in local universities under the background of new liberal arts

A Structural Model of Physical Higher-Order Thinking Ability

This paper makes a qualitative analysis of the existing research and creates the hypothesis of high-order thinking ability structure model of senior high school students. 400 high school students were selected to answer the questionnaire on this basis, and exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted on the survey results to test whether the model is reasonable. The results show that the structure of physical higher-order thinking ability in high school students includes four dimensions: "physical problem-solving ability, physical experimental exploration ability, physical critical thinking ability, and physical transfer of innovative ability", and these four dimensions are an interrelated organic whole.

Analysis of different levels of cognitive domain in undergraduate written short answer questions in Physiology: A descriptive study in Bangladesh

Background: Teaching-learning and assessment of Physiology should be more organized because it builds the foundation for clinical science. A written question sheet on Physiology can be claimed ideal when it can assess the competence at different levels of cognitive domain of student’s learning. Objectives: The aim of the present study is to find out the prevalence of questions addressing different levels of cognitive domain in the first professional MBBS written examination on Physiology. Methods: This descriptive and retrospective type of study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, BSMMU, Dhaka, during the period of March 2020 to February 2021. A total 67 Short Answer Question(SAQ) sheets in the first professional MBBS examinations of the last five years of four public universities of Bangladesh were analyzed following revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. The frequency percent of questions addressing six levels of cognitive domain was manually calculated. Results: ‘Question-segments’ assessing remember level were greater than 80%, Whereas, ‘questionsegments’ assessing understand, apply and analyze level ranged between 11-13%,0.25-0.95% and 0.11-0.67% respectively in all the universities. No ‘question-segment’ was found addressing evaluate and create level of cognitive domain. Conclusion: From the results of this study, it may be suggested that there is almost absence of questions for assessment of student’s higher order thinking ability and most of the questions used, assessed the lowest level of cognition process in the first professional MBBS written examination on Physiology under four public universities of Bangladesh. J Bangladesh Soc Physiol. 2022, June; 17(1): 49-55

Analysis of Students' High Order Thinking Skills in Vertical Motion Concept

One indication of advancement and change in the world of education is the growth of the learning process. Education is a key indicator of a nation's development, particularly in Indonesia. Physics is a very essential topic, and its changes are readily apparent, particularly in school-based learning activities. It is believed that physics learning activities need to be enhanced in order to produce a more intelligent and competitive generation. The improvement can be started from providing better materials and concepts, one of which is by implementing Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) learning activities by emphasizing critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills, it is hoped that students can be more active and creative in participating in the learning process. The purpose of this article is to determine the effect of questions and worksheets that are integrated with Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) on students' critical thinking skills. The results of the study show that 80% of students can complete physics calculations. However, students have difficulty in interpreting the data provided. The conclusion is that the higher order thinking ability (HOTS) of students is still low in the evaluation category. Because the data found that students were only able to complete physics calculations (inference) but were not able to interpret the answers (evaluation).

FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS IN MAJOR REFERRED JOURNALS FROM 2014 TO 2020

In recent years, the flipped classroom has aroused an international research upsurge. Although there are many literature reviews on flipped classrooms, applying and exploring flipped classroom models in higher education is not enough. To understand fully applying flipped classrooms in university settings, this study reviewed 23 articles on flipped classrooms in higher education published in five major educational technology research journals from January 2014 to December 2020. Most research has focused on undergraduate higher education, conducting quantitative studies on subjects such as STEM and education. China has contributed the most to flipped classroom-related research in higher education. Most of the articles have corroborated the positive influence of flipped classrooms on students' academic performance, motivation, attitude, perception, and satisfactions, as well as the cultivation of students’ higher-order thinking ability, and few have discussed the challenges faced by flipped classrooms. In addition, the study corroborated several gaps in the literature. More research needs concern associated with the negative views of teachers and students on flipped classrooms in colleges and universities. This study can provide a valuable reference for educators and researchers in flipped classrooms.

The Implementation Of Feedback In Means-Ends Analysis Of Student's High-Level Mathematic Thinking Ability

This research goals is to apply learning by using the Means-Ends Analysis model with direct corrective feedback to hope that higher-order thinking skills and students' self-efficacy can increase. Researcher used mixed method with sequential designs. Result of this research obtained means-ends analysis with a quality direct corrective feedback on achievement of learners’ higher order mathematical thinking skill. This research population was class VIII MTs Ma'arif 20 Kalidadi in the first Semesters for the 2020/2021 Academic Year. Sampling using cluster random sampling technique, which is randomly selected two classes from the population. Higher order thinking ability with high self-efficacy category shows that subject 1 has shown that answer has reached indicators of analyzing then evaluating but has not seen achievement of indicator of creativity.High-order thinking skills with moderate self-efficacy category indicate that subject 2 has shown that the answer had reached the indicators of analyzing and evaluating but has not seen achievement of indicators of creativity; Higher order thinking skills with high self-efficacy category indicate that subject 3 does not show the answer, has reached the indicators of analyzing, evaluating then creating and at evaluation stage there is no correct answer to complete answer to the end. This can also be seen in the interview stage which shows that subject 3 cannot give the right reason.

EFFECTS OF EFL STUDENTS’ USE OF METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES IN EXTENSIVE READING TASKS ON THEIR READING PERFORMANCE AND ATTITUDES

Reading plays important role in teaching and learning a second language as in reading, information is acquired and processed before learners can reach the final goal of English learning – communication. Extensive reading is a helpful way to develop students’ reading habits. A quasi-experimental study with one group pretest-posttest design was conducted in the Vietnamese educational context to investigate the effects of students’ use of metacognitive strategies on intermediate learners’ reading performance and attitudes. The results indicated positive changes in learners’ performance and attitudes, especially in higher-order thinking ability. Thirty-two participants from the convenient sampling method attended a 10-week reading course with metacognitive strategies embedded in extensive reading tasks. The scores from tests showed an improvement in reading comprehension ability and higher-order thinking application. The data from the questionnaire and semi-structured interview contributes to the positive attitudes toward students towards reading activities. This study has discovered the significant effects on the awareness of learners and afterwards cognition thinking. Learners have achieved a higher level of cognitive reading, critical reading and positive attitudes towards reading activity.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0552/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Meta-analysis: The Effectiveness of Using Socio-scientific Issues on Science Literacy and Students' Higher-Order Thinking Ability in Science Learning

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of socio-scientific issues on scientific literacy and higher order thinking skills of students in science learning. This research is a type of meta-analysis research. This research data comes from the analysis of 20 national or international journals that have been published from 2016-2022. The search for data sources comes from the Google Scholar, Eric Journal, ScienceDirect, and Springer databases. The sampling technique is purposive sampling technique. The data that is used as a sample must know the criteria that have a relationship with the research variables, namely social science on scientific literacy and students' higher order thinking skills in science learning. Data analysis is a quantitative data analysis technique with the help of JSAP.. The results of the study indicate that the use of socio-scientific issues affects students' higher order thinking skills by 47% and scientific literacy by 53% with an n-Gain of 0.50 medium category. This shows that the use of socio-scientific issues in science learning has a significant effect on students' higher-order thinking skills and scientific literacy.

Analisis Kemampuan Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi Dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Open Ended Pada Materi Sistem Persamaan Linear Dua Variabel

This study aims to describe higher order thinking skills in solving open ended problems on the material of a two variable linear equation system for class IX students of SMP Negeri 5 Mataram in the 2021/2022 academic year. The Indicators of higher thinking skills consist of analyzing, evaluating, and creating. This type of research is a mixed methods. Mixed method research was research that combines qualitative and quantitative research.The data of this research were collected through observation, tests, interviews and documentation. The subjects of this research was used purposive sampling method. The data collection with the test method was carried out on 20 subjects. Data collection by interview method was conducted by selecting 6 students based on the results of the higher order thinking skill ability test, namely 2 students in the high category, 2 students in the medium category and 2 students in the low category. The results showed that 15% of students had higher order thinking skills in the high category with an average score of 77.67, 45% of students in the medium category with an average score of 62.97 and 40% of students in the low category with an average score. average 26.48. The students' higher order thinking ability is in the low category with an average value of 50.58. The achievement of analyzing indicators is 60%, evaluating indicators is 47% and indicators creating 47.5%.

FLIPPED CLASSROOM LEARNING TOOLS TO MAXIMIZE ABILITY THINKING HIGH LEVEL OF STUDENTS

This study aims to produce a flipped classroom device that utilizes google classroom to optimize high-order thinking skills of high-quality students. This type of research is Research and Development. The development model used is the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) model. This research was conducted in Mathematics Education class 1.2 semester 3, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training at UIN Alauddin Makassar. The research instrument used expert validation sheets, student and lecturer response questionnaires, and learning outcomes tests. The results showed that the average score of the validation results of learning tools: Lesson Plans, Learning Videos, Online Assignments and Higher Order Thinking Ability Tests were valid based on the criteria assessment. the practicality of learning tools based on positive student and lecturer responses. The effectiveness of the learning device is seen from the completeness of the higher order thinking ability test results that have been achieved. Through the development phases, quality products are produced that meet the criteria of validity, practicality and effectiveness

Profile of high order thinking skills (HOTS) in create level of SMA students on biology learning material at Banten Province

Higher order thinking skills are needed in 21st century learning. This study aims to determine the profile of higher order thinking skills at the level of creating biology subjects for high school students in Banten Province and a comparison of students' creative abilities in each district/city in Banten Province. The research method used was a phenomenological approach and school sampling with random sampling technique was used in 8 cities or districts of Banten Province in March-October 2020. Data were collected using a questionnaire technique. The data collection instrument is a questionnaire. The data analysis technique uses the Miles & Huberman model. Based on the results of the study, it was shown that the higher-order thinking ability of students at the creative level in Banten Province was 6.8 which was included in the very poor category. The learning process that has not taken the HOTS approach and is not used to providing students with high-level thinking questions makes students find it difficult to solve the problems they face.

Development of science interactive student worksheets oriented higher-order thinking skills for elementary school student

This research aims to develop science interactive students’ worksheets oriented to higher-order thinking skills for the fifth elementary school students. The developed student worksheet aims to provoke and familiarize students with their higher-order thinking ability. The cognitive domain of higher-order thinking skills involved is analytical skills. The 4D development model (define, design, develop, and disseminate) was used in this study. The data in this study were collected using a validation sheet. Data analysis was carried out in a quantitative descriptive. The development results showed that science interactive students worksheets oriented to higher-order thinking skills developed were valid with an average score of 3.33. Secondly, the score for the practicality of using the science interactive students’ worksheets was 3.69 and 3.38 according to teachers and students, respectively. In conclusion, the science interactive students’ worksheets oriented towards higher-order thinking skills, are valid and practical to be used by students of the fifth-grade elementary school.

Pengaruh self concept terhadap kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi mata pelajaran matematika siswa kelas VIII F SMPN 1 Mataram

This study aims to describe and determine the effect of self-concept on higher-order thinking skills of class VIII SMPN 1 Mataram in the academic year 2020/2021. This type of research is included in ex post facto research, with a sample of 32 students of class VIII F SMPN 1 Mataram in the 2020/2021 academic year. Students fill out and complete self-concept questionnaires and test questions for higher order thinking skills. The results showed that (1) Self-concept owned by 3.13% students was categorized as very good, 21.87% students were in good category, 62.5% students were in quite good category, and 12.5% ​​students were in low category. Meanwhile, for higher order thinking skills, there are 3.13% of students in very good category, 21.87% of students in good category, 62.5% of students in good enough category, 9.37% of students in poor category and 3, 13% of students in the very poor category. (2) There is an effect of self concept on higher order thinking ability with regression equation Y = 1.283 + 0.787X.

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Model PBL Berbantuan Simulasi PhET untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi

This development research aims to produce a product in the form of a physics learning device with a problem based learning model on Momentum and Impulse material to improve students' higher-order thinking skills. The type of research is Research and Development (R&D) with a 4D model consisting of Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate. The products developed are syllabus, online learning implementation plans, student worksheets equipped with PhET simulation instructions, and higher order thinking ability test instruments. Product validity was assessed by five validators with Likert scale analysis. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the device is determined from a limited trial to get the N-gain value. The results of the study based on the validator's assessment showed that the overall device developed had an average value of above 3.00 in the good category, then the average N-gain test results obtained a value of 0.34 in the medium category. Thus, it can be concluded that the development of problem based learning physics learning tools on Momentum and Impulse material is valid, and effective for improving students' higher order thinking skills.

Problem-based learning: Its effect on higher-order mathematical thinking skills in terms of student's initial abilities and mathematical beliefs

The higher-order thinking ability of students in Indonesia is still in the low category. This research aims to see the effect of the application of a problem-based learning model on higher-order mathematical thinking skills in terms of student's initial abilities and mathematical beliefs. This research uses a quasi-experimental design with a Non-Equivalent Control Group Design. Data on students' higher-order mathematical thinking skills were taken using a test instrument. This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 27 Jakarta with a total of 165 students obtained from cluster random sampling. Based on the analysis of the three-way ANOVA test, it was found that the problem-based learning model had a positive effect on students' higher-order thinking skills. Problem-based learning model gives better results than conventional learning models. This also applies to students with the initial ability and mathematical beliefs in the high category. Problem-based learning can be an alternative for teachers to improve students' higher-order mathematical thinking skills.