Abstract:
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) has become the focus of learning mathematics
at all levels, especially for prospective math student-teachers because their abilities are not limited to themselves only. However, when they become teachers in the future, they have a tough task of making students to have HOTS. The study aimed to analyze HOTS of students studying mathematics in Matrix subject. The research method used was qualitative descriptive that analyzed and described students' midterm exam answers based on indicators of HOTS to analyze (C4), evaluate (C5), and create (C6). The research subjects were Mathematics students of teacher training education at Lambung Mangkurat University that were taking Matrix subjects in 2018/2019 even semester involved in the Matrix lecture process. The result of the study was concluded that the thinking skills of students in the Matrix subjects in faculty of teacher training education, Lambung Mangkurat University, were in sufficient category. The results of the study should be a reference for the lecture process where students are familiarized with giving HOTS oriented questions during exams and in lecture practice to help in developing them
Description:
Based on the research, it was concluded that the Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) of students in the Matrix course of the mathematics education study program, Lambung Mangkurat University, was in sufficient category. The results are expected to be used as reference in lecture process where students are familiarized with HOTS-oriented questions in order to improve their thinking ability, which is limited to knowing the students thinking ability in the HOTS stage. In the future, it is possible to developon how to apply learning with the support of instruments that refer to HOTS
