Development of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Objective Tests on Lingkungan Sahabat Kita Theme in Grade V Elementary School Dewi Ramadhani(a), Sahyar(b), and Zulkifli Matondang(c)
(a) Postgraduate Student, Medan State University, Indonesia
(b), (c) Lecturer of Postgraduate School Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract. The study aims to develop Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) instrument test in Lingkungan Sahabat Kita theme to standars qualifications of good test based in validity, reliability, difficulty index, discrimination index and distractor effectiveness. The resulting product is objective test HOTS instrument include cognitive dimention in Anderson and Kratwohls taxonomy. The type of research is development research using the ADDIE model. The data analysis technique used is qualitative and quantitative. The result of qualitative test analysis show that quality of the test was good with percentage of validity is 98,5%. Quantitative analysis of HOTS test quality of 50 items in small group obtained 82% was valid and 18% was invalid. In the large group was obtained 92,6% items valid and 7,4% items invalid. The reliability test having excellent reliability in 0,918. The difficulty index of 95,1% items in medium category and 4,9% items in easy category. The discrimination index of 51,3% items in excellent category, 26,8% items in good category, 14,6% items in good enough category and 7,3% items in bad category. 83% items was effective and 17% item was ineffective. Based on these results was concluded that the objective HOTS test developed on Lingkungan Sahabat Kita theme has good standard test qualifications and can be used as an instrument for learning outcomes on that theme.
Keywords: Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS), Objective test, Lingkungan Sahabat Kita Theme.
