ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' ABILITY IN SOLVING MIDDLE SEMESTER EXAM (UTS) TYPES OF HOTS OF IPA LESSONS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of students in solving problems of the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) type. The sample based on this research is Junior High School 05 Bengkulu City. The form of research used to analyze students' abilities in solving HOTS questions is a research method with a qualitative approach. The results of the study explained that "almost all" (92.5%) UTS questions were of the HOTS type. The characteristics in the UTS items are "almost all" (97.3%) synchronous items using indicators of competency achievement. Half of the stimuli used in the problem are pictures, while some of the mini are diagrams, tables, models & less based on are case fragments. While the characteristics of critical thinking questions as much as 85%, less based on half an indicator of focusing in questions.