Abstract: This study aims to develop a module design for poetry text teaching materials based on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) for junior high school students intended to provide solutions to problems at school including students who often have difficulty understanding poetry content, limited vocabulary, lack of examples of poetry, limited literary facilities and the limited poetry books in schools. The formulation of the problem of this study, particularly (1) How to design a module for teaching materials for poetry texts based on higher order thinking (HOTS) for junior high school students, (2) What is the result of implementing the module design for teaching materials for poetry texts based on higher order thinking (HOTS) for junior high school students. This research uses the Sukmadinata 2020 Research and Development (RnD) research method which consists of preliminary studies, product development and trials. The design of this module contains an introduction, material, practice questions, answer keys and bibliography. The results of the validation of the experts show that the material expert gets a score of 80, the linguist gets a score of 82 and the graphics expert gets a score of 65. Based on the data and analysis, it is included in the Good category. This means that the Design of Poetry Text Teaching Materials Modules Based on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) is able to improve the ability to identify elements in text poetry including physical elements and mental elements.Abstract: This study aims to develop a module design for poetry text teaching materials based on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) for junior high school students intended to provide solutions to problems at school including students who often have difficulty understanding poetry content, limited vocabulary, lack of examples of poetry, limited literary fac...Show More
Abstract: To improve students’ learning and academic performance, educational reforms have been proposed and implemented. One of these reforms was the introduction of teacher participation in Continuous Professional Development (CPD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the type of CPD workshops organised by stakeholders and the kind of motivation senior high school mathematics teachers get in participating in such workshops in the Keta Municipality in Ghana. The study was conducted using a phenomenology design and a semi-structured interview guide as the research instrument to collect data from the respondents. A purposive sampling technique was used to select eighteen (18) public senior high school mathematics teachers. The findings of the study show that CPD workshops that were subject-based were less organised for mathematics teachers and non-subject-based CPD workshops do not have much impact on their mathematics teaching and learning abilities. Again, some mathematics teachers participated in CPD workshops because of allowances and certificates for promotion exercises, not necessarily being motivated to improve their mathematical knowledge and competencies. The study recommends that CPD trainers should organise more subject-based workshops for mathematics teachers in senior high schools to increase their knowledge and teaching skills. Again, National Teaching Council should educate teachers on how important continuous professional development is to their teaching profession and clear the misconception that they attend CPD workshops for allowances and promotion purposes.Abstract: To improve students’ learning and academic performance, educational reforms have been proposed and implemented. One of these reforms was the introduction of teacher participation in Continuous Professional Development (CPD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the type of CPD workshops organised by stakeholders and the kind of motivation s...Show More
