Higher Order Thinking Skills A Study of Junior Secondary Level Students

Abstract

Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) is an idea that has been derived from Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. The HOTS are the cognitive processes that require higher level of thinking. They are the thought processes that encompass analysing, creating and evaluating. The ultimate aim of our educational process is to develop quality thinking in students. Thus, this paper aims to study the development of HOTS of junior secondary level students Jawaharlal Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV). The study is empirical and quantitative in approach. For the collection of data, a standardized tool named HOTS constructed by S.K. Bawa and Neeraj Sharma has been used. Descriptive survey method is being employed for primary data collection. Descriptive statistics like Mean, Percentage and Bar diagram have been used for analysis the data. The result of the study discloses that male and female students do not show noteworthy difference in their HOTS.