🧠 Questionnaire: High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) of Teacher Education Students

 

🧠 Questionnaire: High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) of Teacher Education Students

🎯 Purpose

To measure the level of students’ higher order thinking skills in the domains of Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating.

📋 Part I: Respondent Information

(for descriptive data only)

• Name (optional): ___________
• Gender: ☐ Male ☐ Female
• Age: _______
• Study program: ___________________
• Semester: _______

📋 Part II: HOTS Questionnaire

Instructions:
Please indicate your level of agreement with each statement by marking (✓) in the box that best represents your opinion.

Scale	Meaning
1	Strongly Disagree
2	Disagree
3	Neutral
4	Agree
5	Strongly Agree

🔹 A. Analyzing Skills

(Ability to break down information and identify relationships)

No	Statement	1	2	3	4	5
A1	I can identify the main idea and supporting details in complex materials.
A2	I can recognize similarities and differences between two or more concepts.
A3	I can organize information logically to understand a problem.
A4	I can interpret data or graphs to find patterns or relationships.
A5	I can detect errors or inconsistencies in an argument or explanation.

🔹 B. Evaluating Skills

(Ability to make judgments based on criteria and evidence)

No	Statement	1	2	3	4	5
B1	I can evaluate the strength of evidence supporting an argument.
B2	I can justify my opinion with logical reasoning.
B3	I can assess whether a conclusion is valid based on given data.
B4	I can compare two alternative solutions and decide which is better.
B5	I can identify bias or assumptions in written or spoken materials.

🔹 C. Creating Skills

(Ability to combine ideas to form new solutions or products)

No	Statement	1	2	3	4	5
C1	I can propose new ideas or strategies to solve classroom problems.
C2	I can design creative learning activities for elementary students.
C3	I can integrate knowledge from different subjects to create new understanding.
C4	I can produce original work such as a project, lesson plan, or teaching media.
C5	I can develop innovative solutions to improve learning outcomes.

📊 Scoring Guide

• Each domain (Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating) = 5 items (max 25 points each).
• Total HOTS score range: 15–75.

Score Range	Interpretation
15–34	Low HOTS
35–54	Moderate HOTS
55–75	High HOTS

🧾 Reliability & Validation (for research)

• Recommended reliability test: Cronbach’s Alpha ≥ 0.7.
• Validity test: Expert judgment (content validity) and construct validity via factor analysis if sample ≥ 100.

📚 Reference Sources

1. Heong, Y. M., Othman, W., Yunos, J. M., Kiong, T. T., Hassan, R., & Mohamad, M. M. (2011). The level of Marzano Higher Order Thinking Skills among technical education students. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 59, 111–119.
2. Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: Longman.