Higher order thinking skills (HOTS) first middle school of class viii students in completing the problem of polyhedron

Abstract

The development of mathematics learning now has undergone changes in a contemporary manner. This drastic change focuses on developing the way mathematics works in a case, not just seeing mathematics as a procedure and we know it as HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills). This research aims to detect HOTS students in solving problems in building flat side spaces. The instrument is presented in the form of a HOTS problem that contains several indicators, namely: building complex thinking, there are no clear algorithms to solve it, difficult to predict, using approaches that are different from existing problems or with examples that have been given. The results of data analysis show that HOTS can be translated into several capabilities, namely; (1) explore information, (2) arrange conjectures, (3) logical reasoning, (4) structure problem solving, (5) communicate mathematically, and (6) connecting mathematical ideas.