THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH ORDER THINKING SKILLS (HOTS) IN PANDEMIC SITUATION BY ENGLISH TEACHER AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 9 BENGKULU CITY

The integration of HOTS (High Order Thinking Skills) in education system is
considered important to prepare students in facing 21st century. Hence, the Ministry
of Education and Culture embodied HOTS in 2013 curriculum. Nowadays, education
system faces new challenges due to covid-19 pandemic. Thus, this study aims to find
out how did the English teacher at SMAN 09 Bengkulu City implemented HOTS
during pandemic. The participant was an English teacher at SMAN 09 Bengkulu city.
The method used was qualitative data analysis using documentation (teacher‟s lesson
plan), observations and interview to collect the data. The result showed that the
teacher implemented HOTS during pandemic. Nevertheless, the implementation of
HOTS during pandemic was scanty and did not run maximal due to students‟
minimal participation. There was also found that the implementation of HOTS was
inseparable with LOTS. In conclusion, pandemic had huge impact for the teacher in
implementing HOTS and affecting students‟ critical thinking.
Keywords: HOTS (High Order Thinking Skills), LOTS (Low Order Thinking
Skills), Pandemic