HOTS based project in mechanical engineering department

Abstract

The current educational demands are to prepare students for the 21 st century by integrating soft skills and ICT through some learning models. Ledward and Hirata (2011) state that the 21 st century skills are a the combinations of knowledge, specific skills, proficiency, and literacies to be successful in future work and real life. They add that the 21 st century skills also need technological literacy and include proficiency in critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and team work. HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) is one the innovations that should be developed to prepare the learners ready to face the global competition in the 21 st century. HOTS is the continuous phase of LOTS (lower order thinking skills). In the Bloom Taxonomy, LOTS consists of remembering, understanding, and applying, while HOTS consists of analyzing, evaluating, and creating. The skills developed in the HOTS are known as 4C; collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. In relation to the English instruction, lecturers and teachers should implement learning that promotes or introduces students on HOTS through language skills. In this research, the HOTS is based on the project for mechanical engineering department. authentic materials exist in the college workshop laboratory, hangar, and airplane museum near the college. The results were the learners enjoyed the learning and improved the engagement in a group work, the critical thinking in finding fruitful information, the creativity in creating presentation, and the speaking skill in presenting in front of other people.The three main skills in HOTS; transferring knowledge, critical thinking, and problem solving were shown in each project. The 4C skills; creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication also supported the HOTS improvementThis is an open access article under the CC-BY-SA license.Dewanti Ratna Pertiwi (HOTS based project in mechanical engineering department) increased from 48 to 57 students. During the action, the students were given the same instrument, journal logs to write their perception on the project. The result is presented on Table 8.

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