THE HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL (HOTS) IN ACTIVITIES OF THE LESSON PLAN BY IN SERVICE OF THE TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The curriculum demand in this era must construct activities to implement and
develop HOTS for students. It emphasizes that students develop their thinking
habits as the center of attention and think more critically to overcome the challenges
with the passage of time. Learning activities are included in this lesson plan as a
crucial part. The aim of this research was to find out the Higher Order Thinking
Skill in activities of the lesson plan and identify the obstacles faced by teachers in
implementing Higher Order Thinking Skill in activities of the lesson plan by in�service teachers of the teacher certification program. This mixed method research
used a checklist, and interview as the instruments. This research includes 40 lesson
plans that consist of 20 lesson plans for action 1 and 20 lesson plans for action 2
designed by in-service teachers in the teacher certification program for the year
2022 and 9 in service teachers of teacher certification program as the source of
interview. The results of this research revealed that the lesson plans designed by the
in-service teacher during the PPG program had a different proportion of HOTS in
each learning activity section. Most HOTS were found with the highest frequency
in the core activities and close activities, whereas HOTS were found with the lowest
frequency in the preliminary activities. It implied that teachers emphasized the well�distribution of HOTS just in the core and close activities. The interview results
revealed that teachers encountered various challenges in integrating Higher Order
Thinking Skills (HOTS) into learning activities. These challenges encompassed
constraints related to time, facilities, teacher competence, student abilities, and
student motivation. The majority of these obstacles were identified during the
implementation of HOTS in core activities. Additionally, some teachers faced
challenges in both preliminary and close activities.
Keywords: HOTS, Learning Activities, In-Service Teacher, Lesson Plan, Teacher
Certification Program