Higher Order T h inking Skills HOTS Cynthia Wulandari Fitri Kumala Ilham Al Khairi Sry Rahayu Ningsih
Defintion Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) a set of skills that help students develop critical thinking and improve learning.
Higher Order Thinking S k ills 1956 : Taxonomy of Educational Objectives 3 students learning outcomes Cognitive domain Affective domain Psychomotor domain
Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised
6 Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Example of HOTS Analysing and evaluating complex information Categorizing, manipulating, and connecting facts Troubleshooting for solutions Understanding concepts, connections, and big picture thinking Problem solving Ideating and developing insightful reasoning
Activities Develop HOTS Drawing pictures Making puzzles or games Writing biographies Dramatizing content Debating Writing a different ending to a story or play
Implementation of Bloom Taxonomy in the classroom (Present Tense) Remembering: students know the rule, they can identify this tense in the sentences. For example, they read a text and highlight the grammatical structure. Understanding : students can describe when they use Present Simple. Application : students can give examples of Present Simple usage, do a gap-filling exercise or practise the tense in a controlled setting. Analysing : students can examine the form and the uses of the tense, clarify why we use Present Simple in certain contexts, situations, describe the difference between tenses. Evaluating: students can change sentences to make them true to themselves; or make sentences in Present Simple using given patterns, examples. Creating: students can describe their daily routines or talk about their day. It’s obvious that it’s better to teach with HOTs as your students are more involved in a lesson. When students use HOTs, they do something with the new knowledge, facts: apply it, compare, contrast. HOT involves metacognition: when you think about your thinking.
The Significance of Bloom’s Taxonomy Enhances academic performance Develop higher order thinking skills Strengthen meta cognitive skills Essential application for students
Conclusion The taxonomy of educational objectives aimed to standardize teacher communication to improve sharing and development of curriculum and evaluation methods. Bloom's Taxonomy is a framework for categorizing and organizing educational objectives and skills. By using Bloom's Taxonomy, educators can design learning experiences and assessments that progressively develop students' thinking skills from basic knowledge recall to higher-order thinking and problem-solving abilities.