The Development of Higher Order Thinking Skills-Based Assessment Instrument for Elementary School Integrated Thematic Learning

Abstract

This study was aimed at developing a higher order thinking skills (HOTS)-based test instrument that is empirically and theoretically feasible for elementary school integrated thematic learning. This study was conducted through a Research and Development methodology (Borg & Gall, 1983) to a population of an elementary school fourth-grade students in Central Lampung by using a purposive sampling.  A total of 64 participants took part in this study. The data were collected through questionnaires and tests. The results show that the test instrument developed was theoretically feasible with an average expert score of 90.14. This fell into very good category and was empirically feasible. A total of 29 questions were valid and internally consistent with a moderate level of difficulty, good discrimination power, and good distractor.

Keywords: higher order thinking skills (HOTS), assessment, integrated learning, thematic learning

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-15-16

Publication date:May 31^st 2019