ANALISIS KESULITAN SISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL (HOTS) SISTEM PERSAMAAN LINEAR DUA VARIABEL

Abstract

In the 2013 curriculum, students were required to master HOTS questions. Of course this was a challenge for teachers to create quality learning so that students caould understand and solve HOTS questions well. However, in reality, not a few students had difficulty solving HOTS questions. In this study, the aim of this study was to determine the factors that cause students' difficulties in understanding learning and solving HOTS questions on the SPLDV material, especially on questions of understanding and application. This research was a descriptive qualitative research. The research subjects were VII students of MTs Muawanatul Islamiyyah in the 2019/2020 academic year. The data used in this study are test results, interviews, and documentation. Taking the subject using purposive sampling technique. The research results were obtained. 1) Lack of understanding of the concepts used in calculations, 2) not being able to understand questions in the form of narrative, 3) misrepresenting the questions from the questions, 4) lack of practice in solving problems in the two-variable linear equation system.