Developing Instructional Design to Improve Mathematical Higher Order Thinking Skills of Students
This study aimed to describe the instructional design to improve the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) of students in learning mathematics. This research is design research involving teachers and students of class X MIPA 1 MAN Yigyakarta III, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Data collected through focus group discussions and tests. Data analyzed by quantitative descriptive. The results showed that the instructional design developed is effective to improving students' HOTS in learning mathematics. Instructional design developed generally include three main components: (1) involve students in the activities non routine problem solving; (2) facilitating students to develop the ability to analyze and evaluate (critical thinking) and the ability to create (creative thinking) and (3) encourage students to construct their own knowledge.