Analysis of the Character of Students in Learning Civic Education Based on High Order Thinking Skills

Abstract

There is no limit to character building, including for students in universities, because students are the younger generation who are educated to become intellectuals to support national development. Civics Education is one of the personality development courses (MPK), and students in tertiary institutions in Indonesia must have more responsibility in terms of character education because one of the ultimate goals is to become citizens with intelligent character, upholding human, moral values. -ethics, religion, justice, and others. This study aims to analyze the character values of students through HOTS-based Civics learning. The implementation is carried out in the first semester of Civics learning, using a qualitative approach, and with the main informant consisting of five students. Data were collected using observation, interview, and documentation techniques. The validity of the data was tested through credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmability tests. Furthermore, the data were tested qualitatively, namely through data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Based on the results of data analysis and discussion, it can be concluded that in terms of achieving the Civics course's learning objectives, everything has been achieved. However, if viewed from the number of character values that appear, it can be concluded that most of the values in character education appear, but some are dominant. There is less dominant. The dominant character values that emerge include curiosity, responsibility, independence, love for the country, religion, democracy, and love for the country. Thus it is suggested that more diversity of HOTS-based learning models should be applied so that they can support more (dominant) attainment of character values.