AN ANALYSIS ON HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (HOTS) IN MERDEKA CURRICULUM ON THE COMPULSORY ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR TENTH GRADERS OF INDONESIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

This research was a descriptive qualitative study. It was aimed to analyze
the composition of High Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) in Merdeka Curriculum on
the compulsory English Textbook for tenth graders of Indonesian senior high
schools. The researcher implemented content analysis cards and documentation
as the instruments in gaining the data. The data was instructions in the exercises of
the textbook which was gained throughout data collection procedures. The data
was analyzed through five important processes, including: (1) arrange, (2)
disassembling, (3) reassembling, (4) interpreting, and (5) conclusion. The result
showed that the HOTS has lower composition than LOTS. The highest frequent
among all cognitive dimension was memorize (C1). Meanwhile among those 3
cognitive dimensions of HOTS, evaluate (C5) and create (C6) was categorized as
the most dominant in the textbook. Therefore, the researcher recommends this
textbook to be implemented for classroom activities and also supported by other
interactive teaching methods.
Keywords: HOTS, textbook, cognitive