Three key points are discussed in the document: 1. Higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) is an education reform concept based on learning taxonomies that moves from basic to more sophisticated thinking. 2. Pushing students towards higher-order thinking has enormous benefits as information processed at higher levels is remembered longer and more clearly than lower-level rote memorization. 3. Students who are behind need to make academic gains through opportunities for higher-order thinking in order to catch up to peers and have more life opportunities.

1. DISCUSSION ISSUES ON
HOTS
GROUP NAME :
FATIN AMIRA BINTI YUNUS
NOR SHUHADA SURIA BINTI SHA’ARI
ATINA HASANAH BINTI MOHD
GHAZALI

3.  is a concept of education reform based on
learning taxonomies.

5. HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL
Three things happen to the speaker on the bus. What are
they?
The ‘incident’ referred to in the title of the poem is made up of
two gestures and one word. What are they?
Which kind of behavior do you think had the most powerful
effect on the speaker? Justify your answer.
If in the future, the speaker has a similar experience, how do
you think he/she can overcome this obstacle?

9. Go from basic to sophisticated
Elaborate and explain
Teach concept mapping and graphic
organizers
Identify the problem
Use collaborative strategic reading
Make students your partners

11.  Push toward higher-order thinking skills in the classroom because
they have enormous benefits for students.
 The reasoning here is similar to the rationale for pushing knowledge
into our long-term memory. First,information learned and processed
through higher-order thinking processes is remembered longer and
more clearly than information that is processed through lower-order,
rote memorization. Consider forexample, the difference between
memorizing a formula and explaining the derivation of the formula.
Or, the difference between memorizing the definition of a new word
and internalizing strategies for discerning the probable definition of
the word from its context. Or, the difference between mere
memorization of the multiplication tables and a deeper
understanding that the multiplication tablesrepresent short cuts for
addition. Or, the difference between reciting the events included in a
historytextbook and drawing inferences from a number of historical
documents. In each case, a student whohas the latter-type of
understanding will carry that knowledge longer.

13. students need to make significant academic
gains only to catch up with other students
and have more life opportunities. One way
to help students is to provide the
opportunity to lead, engage, and motivate
students toward higher-order thinking.