THE ABILITY OF INDONESIAN LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN CREATING TEST QUESTIONS BASED ON HOTS (HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS) IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN KARANGNUNGGAL DISTRICT

Abstract

This research is aimed to describe (1) the ability of Bahasa Indonesia teachers to construct the questions based on HOTS for Junior High School students in Karangnunggal district Tasikmalaya and (2) the analysis of examination questions that are made by Bahasa Indonesia teachers considering the criteria of HOTS. This research was conducted at 3 Junior High School in Karangnunggal district by using qualytative descriptive method. The data source in this research is teachers of Bahasa Indonesia which amount 7 teachers. The data source are 2 teachers from SMPN 1 Karangnunggal, 2 teachers from SMPN 3 Karangnunggal, and 3 teachers from SMP IT Karangnunggal. The data gained are essay questions and multiple choice questions which are made by each respondent. The aquisition of the data in this research is using test. Those datas are examined by using descriptive analysis technique. The result of first assesment is that the ability of Bahasa Indonesia teachers to construct the quesrions based on HOTS in essay and multiple choice form is skill low. That statment is proven from the whole numbers of questions that is in memory domain (C1). The second assesment results that the assay and multiple choice from have not fulfilled the criteria of a good HOTS questions. That statment is proven from the essay and multiple choice questions that are still lack of interesting and contextual stimulants, measure that analysis level, evaluation level, and creating level of cognitif ability and also have not contained implicit answer.