Higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) in teaching and learning biology at Madrasah Aliyah

Abstract

The study was conducted to analyze Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in teaching and learning biology at Madrasah Aliyah in terms of planning and evaluation. Twenty four randomly selected biology teachers from eight Madrasah Aliyah in West Lombok Regence were involved in this study. The results indicated that the teachers, in general, have not understood the planning and assessment of HOTS-based teaching and learning; 6,25% of the teaching and learning objectives was HOTS-oriented, 17,19% of the teaching and learning activities was HOTS-oriented, 5,83% of the test questions was HOTS-oriented, and all of the teachers considered HOTS very important and it became the orientation of biology teaching and learning at Madrasah Aliyah.