Student’s Higher Order Thinking Skilll’s on Economics in The VUCA Era

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10.2991/aebmr.k.211117.065How to use a DOI?

Keywords

higher-order thinking skills; students ability; assessment

Abstract

Students will require higher-order thinking skills in order to meet the challenges of the VUCA era. These skills can be stimulated using assessments that can test higher-order thinking skills. This study aims to assess students’ thinking skills. It was measured using an economic test consisting of Lower-Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) and Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) items. The LOTS test contains understanding-level items, whereas the HOTS test assesses students’ ability to analyze, evaluate, and create. The results indicate that students’ thinking abilities remain on the lower end of the range. Only about 32% of students have higher-order thinking skills, and most of them are at the lowest HOTS level which is analyzing ability. These findings implies that learning quality should be improved by incorporating learning practices that promote students’ higher-order thinking skills. Students are involved in evaluating and developing solutions to various problems. Furthermore, teachers should administer the HOTS tests more frequent to the students, not only on summative assessments but also on formative assessments.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Friyatmi
AU  - Tri Kurniawati
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/23
TI  - Student’s Higher Order Thinking Skilll’s on Economics in The VUCA Era
BT  - Proceedings of the Seventh Padang International Conference On Economics Education, Economics, Business and Management, Accounting and Entrepreneurship (PICEEBA 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 253
EP  - 256
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.211117.065
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.211117.065
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