HOTS-Link Mobile Learning Application: Enabling Biology Pre-service Teachers to Devise HOTS-Based Lesson Plans

• Published in: Journal of science education and technology Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 783 - 794
• Main Authors: Susantini, Endang, Isnawati, Raharjo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-12-2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biology; Catalysts; Education; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Learning; Learning strategies; Lesson Plans; Online instruction; Preservice Teacher Education; Quantitative research; Research design; Research Methodology; Science Education; Science Instruction; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Teachers; Technology Uses in Education; Telecommunications; Thinking Skills; Indonesia; Biology pre-service teachers; HOTS-based lesson plans; HOTS-Link mobile application
• ISSN: 1059-0145; 1573-1839
• DOI: 10.1007/s10956-022-09993-w

The ICT-based learning model has been a catalyst in the field of modern education to teach higher-order thinking skills (HOTS). However, a few studies promoted technology-based HOTS learning to advance pre-service teachers’ ability in devising HOTS-based lesson plans. This study aimed to examine how the HOTS-Link mobile learning application assisted biology pre-service teachers in devising HOTS-based lesson plans and describe their responses on the utility of the application. The study used a descriptive-quantitative research approach with an ADDIE research design, especially in the implementation stage. The data were obtained using documentation of learning outcomes and questionnaires completed by 20 biology pre-service teachers. The results showed that the HOTS-Link mobile learning application could increase pre-service teachers’ ability in devising HOTS-based lesson plans. Another finding portrayed that all pre-service teachers conveyed a positive response toward the easy usage of the application. The present study implied that the HOTS-Link mobile learning application could be used by biology teachers to create HOTS-based lesson plans, especially for the Indonesian curriculum.