Trends in the Implementation of Higher-Order Thinking Skills in Islamic Religious Education in Madrasahs and Schools: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

The new curriculum (2013 curriculum) encourages implementing the higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) approach in learning Islamic religious education in each academic unit in Indonesia. This paper intends to study the HOTS implementation trend in the learning process of Islamic religious education in Madrasas and schools. The method in this study is a systematic literature review. Researchers found that this trend began to emerge after implementing the 2013 curriculum by the Indonesian Government, where the curriculum used a scientific approach. Teachers, educators, and experts' efforts in implementing HOTS in Islamic Education learning can be grouped into two categories. The first is that they innovate the HOTS-based learning process, and the second is those who develop HOTS-based assessment instruments. Several innovations in the learning process were carried out by applying various learning methods, models, and strategies. The application of HOTS-based learning in Islamic Education learning can improve learning quality to be more effective, efficient, fun, and meaningful. This improvement, then, has an impact on increasing the quality of learning achievement. This study provides highlights and helps to understand the results of previous studies that discuss HOTS using systematic reviews in the implementation of Islamic Religious Education in Madrasas and Schools.

Perception of Religious Lecturers of Higher Order Thinking Skills and Students’ Academic Performance in Online Learning

“…The novelty in this study shows that student academic performance is influenced by lecturers' HOTS skills in the learning process. Implementing HOTS-based learning in Islamic religious education could improve learning quality to be more effective, efficient, fun, meaningful, and impact achievement (Ahmad et al, 2020). Besides that, to get maximum learning results, collaboration between lecturers and students is needed.…”

Development Of Islamic Religious Education Module Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) In Junior High School 7 State Medan City

“…with the lives of students. the last characteristic is using a variety of questions, where these various questions aim to provide more detailed and comprehensive information about the ability of test takers (Ahmad et al, 2020;Rochmat et al, 2022).…”

“…Ability to think is a skilled process that can train, meaning creating a conducive environment will stimulate the student to increase their ability to think, and one method for practice students to have Skills think level tall is by creating developing learning ability participant educate for analyzing, evaluate and create with using appropriate teaching materials (Ahmad et al, 2020). With thereby teachers should be able to make appropriate teaching materials with student needs, apart from it should also noticing future student needs In the future, facing an increasingly modern era, the teacher must also develop, the teacher should provide something teaching materials that can make the student interested and train students so that they could analyze to improve Skills think to stay the height that will be needed them in the future (Rochmat et al, 2022).…”

The Application of the Snowball Throwing Learning Model Based on HOTS Questions in Improving Islamic Religious Education Learning Outcomes at Junior High School

“…Because the learning system only emphasizes memorizing and remembering, learning activities are centered on educators so that students quickly feel bored and do not focus on learning (Suarim & Neviyarni, 2021). HOTS-based learning for students in PAI subjects can improve the quality of education to be more effective, efficient, fun, and meaningful, impacting learning outcomes and students' ability to think critically (Ahmad et al, 2020).…”