Effectiveness practice teaching higher order thinking skills (Hots) in subject Islamic education primary school

Mohd Syaubari Bin Othman

Abstract

This study aims to identify the initial effectiveness of teaching primary school teachers of Islamic education based on higher order thinking skills (HOTS). The study involved Perak but this study is an initial survey prior to a broader study on the run. Component higher-order thinking such as skill appeal vary, skills collating sequence, skills forecasting, skills definition and skills to create the analogy that in view of the three main components of initial teacher teaching the lesson planning, setting teaching objectives and induction set is selected as the conceptual framework. This study used a descriptive analysis (through a questionnaire). All of this data collection instrument developed by the researcher with the modification of the instrument KBAT Ministry of Education and experts involved and its contents confirmed by a reference panel of experts. Cronbach alpha reliability level value obtained is high at between (0.82173). A total of 400 teachers of Islamic education randomly selected to answer the questionnaire. Data were analyzed descriptively using percentages frequency and min. Overall, the study found the practice teaching based on higher order thinking skills is at the high level by means of the whole (4:43) and based on components of teaching practice which consists of teaching plans which recorded min (4.45), setting learning objectives listed min (4.44 ) and set induction recorded min (4:40). Implications and recommendations can give a benefit to ministries, schools, teachers and the community in improving the level of teaching practices based on higher order thinking skills (HOTS) as envisaged in the Education Development Plan 2013-2025 Keywords: Beginning Teaching Practice Islamic Education, Higher Order Thinking Skills, Primary.

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