Analysis Of Students' Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) In Designing School Garden Ecosystems: A Case Study At SDN 1 Wanasari, Purwakarta Regency

Abstrak

The abstract section serves as a comprehensive summary of the entire research regarding students' Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in designing a school garden ecosystem. The abstract begins with a brief explanation of the background of the problem, namely the dominance of learning oriented towards Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) in elementary schools, resulting in students not being accustomed to analyzing real problems, evaluating alternative solutions, and creating original designs. Furthermore, it is explained that the school garden has great potential as a contextual learning medium and a natural laboratory that allows students to learn through direct experience. However, this potential is often not utilized optimally because it is not integrated with a systematic learning management approach. The purpose of this study is to analyze how students' HOTS emerge and develop through school garden ecosystem design activities managed using the POAC (Planning, Organizing, Actuating, Controlling) management approach. The research method uses a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection techniques in the form of participatory observation, in-depth interviews with teachers and students, and documentation studies of garden design results and learning notes. The results show that school garden design activities are able to stimulate students' analysis (C4), evaluation (C5), and creation (C6) skills gradually. In addition, the process also encourages the internalisation of character values, such as responsibility, environmental care, cooperation, and systemic thinking. This study concludes that the school garden is not just a physical facility, but an effective intellectual tool for developing HOTS if managed through structured learning management.