A Literature Review: Cognitive Assessment of HOTS in Technical Vocational Learning

At present, design of learning orientation in vocational schools has led to HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills), because it can encourage students to think broadly and deeply about the subject matter, shape the character as an effective communicator, critical thinkers, and competent problems solver. But, most of vocational teacher still use Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) assessment which only facilitates students in the field of short-term memory. This literature review will focus on the assessment of the HOTS aspects of cognitive assessment in vocational learning. The goal of this article is to review relevant journals deeply to get an overview of the extent to which the development of HOTS studies in various parts of the world relates to the methods, models and approaches used and get an overview of the HOTS management model that can be used. The conclusion is low percentage of HOTS questions becomes an indicator of the low cognitive level of students, it can impact on the inability of graduates to compete in Industrial World. Keywords—cognitive assessment; HOTS; vocational learning