Main Article Content

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the composition of higher order thinking skill (HOTS) in language tasks of the English textbook “Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA/SMK/MAK kelas XII Edisi revisi 2018”; and to explain the dominant cognitive dimension used in this textbook. The design of this research was descriptive quantitative. Instruments of data collection were a table checklist and an analysis card. This research classified used content analysis. The researcher separated all the tasks in the textbook depending on the topics. The researcher read all the textbook tasks to find out which tasks are the results. The table form was used to identify all the tasks. The researcher identified the higher order thinking skill contained in the table form. The analysis card was used as the guideline to bring the instruction questions into an acceptable portion of higher order thinking capacity. The results showed that the composition of Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) presented in the language skill tasks on the English Textbook entitled “Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA/SMK/MAK kelas XII Edisi Revisi 2018” are lower than the Lower Order Thinking Skill (LOTS). In addition, the most dominant cognitive dimension used in the language skill tasks of this textbook is remember (C1) with 41%. Hence, it is not enough if the teacher just only uses the English textbook Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA/SMK/MAK Edisi Revisi 2018 as a teaching tool to improve students HOTS ability.

Keywords

textbook higher order thinking skill (HOTS) revised Bloom’s taxonomy.

Article Details

How to Cite
Febriyani, R. A., Yunita, W., & Damayanti, I. (2020). An Analysis on Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) in Compulsory English Textbook for the Twelfth Grade of Indonesian Senior High Schools. Journal of English Education and Teaching, 4(2), 170–183. https://doi.org/10.33369/jeet.4.2.170-183

References

  1. Atiullah, K. Fitriati, S. W. & Rukimi,D. (2019). Using Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy to Evaluate Higher Order Thinking Skills (Hots) in Reading Comprehension Questions of English Textbook for Year X of High School. English Education Journal, 9 (4), 428-436.
  2. Airisian, P. W. & Russel, K. M. (2008). Classroom assessment: Concepts and Applications 7th Ed. Boston: McGraw Hill.
  3. Anasy, Z. (2016). Hots (Higher Order Thinking Skill) In Reading Task. Tarbiya:Journal of Education in Muslim Society,3(1), 51-63. doi:10.15408/tjems.v3i1.3886.
  4. Anderson, O.W., & Krathwohl, D.R. (2001). A taxonomy learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of bloom’s Taxonomy Educational objectives. New York: Addison Wesley Logman.
  5. Ariyana, Y. Pudjiastuti, A., Bestary, R. & Zamroni, (2018). Buku Pegangan pembelajaran Berorientasi pada Keterampilan Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi Program Peningkatan Kompetensi Pembelajaran Berbasis Zonasi. Jakarta: Direktorat Jenderal Guru dan Tenaga Kependidikan, Kementrian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
  6. Ary, D., Jacobs, L. C., Sorensen, C., & Razavieh, A. (2006). Introduction to Research in Education. Wadsworth: Cengage Learning.
  7. Brown, H. G & Abeywickrama, P. (2010). Language Assessment, principles and Classroom Practices, Second Edition. United States of America: Pearson Education.
  8. Damayanti, I. (2019). An Evaluation of English textbook for Grade X of Senior high school. International Seminar and Annual Meeting BKS-PTN Wilayah Barat.
  9. Febrina, Usman, B., & Muslem, A. (2019). Analysis of Reading Comprehension Question by Using Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy on Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS). English Education Journal, 10(1), 1-15.
  10. ‘Ilma, F. (2018). An Analysis of Reading Tasks in Bright Course Book for the Seventh Grade of Junior High School of curriculum 2013, Published by Erlangga in The Year of 2016. Education And Teacher Training Faculty Walisongo State University.
  11. Iqbaria, A. K. (2013). A Content Analysis of the WH-Questions in the EFL Textbook of Horizons, International Education Studies, 6(7).
  12. Lestari, R. D., Yunita, W. & Damayanti, I (2019). Cultural Content Analysis of an English Textbook for Senior High School Grade X Entitled “PATHWAY TO ENGLISH” Published by Erlangga. Undergraduate Thesis. Bengkulu: Universitas Bengkulu.
  13. Margana & Widyantoro, A. (2017). Developing English Textbooks Oriented to Higher Order Thinking Skills for Students of Vocational High Schools in Yogyakarta. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 8(1),26-38, http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.0801.04. Januari 2017
  14. Nanda, M. R. D., Harahap, A. & Damayanti, I. (2019). An Analysis of Language Skills’ Proportion In The English Textbook Grade XII Published By Kemendikbud 2014. Journal of English Education and Teaching. 3(4). 438-451.
  15. Pratama, G. S. & Retnawati, H. (2018). Urgency of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Content Analysis in Mathematics Textbook. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1097 012147
  16. Pratiwi, N. (2015). An Analysis of English Workbook for SMP/MTS by Using Revised Bloom Taxonomy. State Islamic University Jakarta.
  17. Soozandehfar, S. M. A & Adeli, M. R. (2016). A Critical Appraisal of Bloom’s Taxonomy. American Research Journal of English and Literature(ARJEL), 2(9).
  18. Syafryadin, H., & Salniwati, A. R. A. P. (2019). Digital Storytelling Implementation for Enhancing Students’ Speaking Ability in Various Text Genres. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8(4), 3147-3151.
  19. Tomlinson, B. & Masuhara, H. (2018). The Complete Guide to the theory and practice of Materials Development for Language learning. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  20. Wang, W. (2011). A Content Analysis of Reliability in Advertising Content Analysis. Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1375. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1375
  21. Yunita, W. (2016). Best Practice in Teaching English Grammar to University Students: Deductive, Inductive, or Combination of Both?. Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar on English Language and Teaching (ISELT-4).
  22. Zaiturrahmi, Kasim, U., Zulfikar, T. (2017). Analysis of Instructional Questions in an English Textbook for Senior High School. English Education Journal (EEJ), 8(4), 536-552