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An Effectiveness of High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Self Instructional Manual for Studentsâ Assignment Achievement
High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) is an important aspect of teaching and learning. An individualâs
thinking can affect learning ability, learning speed and effectiveness of learning. The weakness in implementing
HOTS is one of the reasons for a student not being creative in solving all the problems that arise. The purpose of this
study was to evaluate the effectiveness of HOTSâs Self-Instructional Manual (SIM) in teaching and learning for
assignment achievement among polytechnic students. This study uses a quantitative approach and the Quasi
Experimental design - âPretest-Posttest Non-equivalent Comparison Group Designâ consisting of one Treatment
Group (TG) and one Control Group (CG) involving 78 students at Polytechnic of Sultan Abdul Halim Muad'zam
Shah. The assignment evaluation rubric was modified to assess the level of studentsâ assignment achievement. The
findings showed that most of the students for TG and CG achieved good result in the individual pre-assignment.
Additionally, there is a significant difference mean scores of individual post assignment between TG and CG.
Students for TG achieved excellent result in the individual post assignments. However, students for CG only
achieved good result in the individual post assignments. This means that HOTS Self-Instructional Manual has a
significant impact on the student assignments achievement. Therefore, we encourage all students of higher education
institutions to use Self-Instructional Manual in teaching and learning in order to score better achievement especially
in the course work