Investigating Students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in Writing Skill

Journal Title: Journal of English Education and Teaching - Year 2019, Vol 3, Issue 3

Abstract

This study deals with the students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in writing skill. This case study aimed at figuring out the students use and responses HOTS in writing. The subject of this study was 21 students at the eleventh grade of a Senior High School in Banjar. Two research instruments used were the essay written test and the questionnaire. To assess the research instruments, the writer combined and synchronized the results by using triangulation analysis as adapted from Fraenkel et al. (2012, p. 559). The findings showed that the students used HOTS in learning writing. The use of HOTS can also improve their writing without any treatment, and according to the students’ responses, HOTS give some benefits in their writing.

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Pian Sopiani, Ishkak Said, Ratnawati Ratnawati

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  • EP ID EP638383
  • DOI 10.33369/jeet.3.3.328-342
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Pian Sopiani, Ishkak Said, Ratnawati Ratnawati (2019). Investigating Students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in Writing Skill. Journal of English Education and Teaching, 3(3), 328-342. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-638383