Penyusunan Instrumen Tes High Order Thinking Skills pada Siswa SMA Kelas XI Materi Sistem Reproduksi
Abstract: The research aims to constructthe paper test
to assess the higher order thinking skills of high school students. The research
was designed based on Borg and Gall research method. Firstly, test from
national examination, formative and summative test, and also the test written
in high school Biology textbook commonly
used in Surakarta were analyzed,
and it found
that most of
the test are
to measure the
lower order thinking
skills. Draft of
HOTS on reproductive system
then been formulated,
and validated by
three experts and
teachers on three
aspects, i.e. language, content,
and construction of the instrument.
The test was
divided into two
packages, A and
B, each consists of 15-multiple
choice items, and 5 essays. Test have to be finished in 60 minutes. To test the
visibility of the instrument, a First Trial had been done to a small number of
students. Obtained data was quantitively analyzed using theMicroCatITEMAN
program version 3.00 for the multiple choice to check reliability, level of
difficulty, discriminating index and effectiveness of the distractor, while the
essay was analyzed using the Microsoft Excel for reliability, level of
difficulty, as well as discriminating index. The result shows that A type test
consists of 43 % of items
were accepted, 24% item
revised, and 33
% rejected. While
the B test
package has 62%
item were accepted, 33 % item
were revised, and 5 % item were rejected.
Penulis: Ahmad Walid, Sajidan,
Murni Ramli
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd150563
