Increasing Junior High School Student Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Using Q&A Methods in Genetics Topic

Aryani Kadarwati Dewi; Ilmi Zajuli Ichsan

Aryani Kadarwati Dewi State Junior High School (SMPN) 1 of South Tambun, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia
Ilmi Zajuli Ichsan Biology Education, Faculty Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Keywords: HOTS, question and answer, genetics

Abstract

Biology learning in schools has experienced obstacles, namely the low level of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) students. The purpose of this study is to improve HOTS students through the use of question and answer method (Q & A). The method used in this study is the method of classroom action research, with the stages being traversed as many as 2 cycles. The study was conducted in August 2018 at Tambun Selatan 1 Junior High School, Bekasi. The sample used in this study were 37 grade 9 students who were studying genetic material and inheritance. The results of the study showed that there was an increase in HOTS scores with a low gain score. The complexity of the material that must be delivered makes students who have a low HOTS cannot follow the learning well. The conclusion is that the question and answer method can increase students' HOTS on genetic topics, but the gain score obtained is still low.