The Assessment Link application: improving HOTS-based assessment questions in portfolio tasks

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Endang Susantini, Rinie P. Puspitawati, Raharjo

2025 World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education Vol. 23 Issue 1 Article Cited by 0 SDG 4 Quartile

Abstract

Developing teachers’ skills in creating higher order thinking skills (HOTS)-based questions is crucial in 21st-century learning, including biology. However, prospective biology teachers face challenges in writing HOTS-based questions, hence the Assessment Link mobile application has been developed to help teachers in this task. This study aims to describe the effectiveness of this application in regard to the scores achieved by pre-service teachers in creating HOTS-based questions and their perceptions about the application. In this study, a pre-experimental design has been used with a qualitative approach and one-stage cluster sampling. Results showed that the scores for HOTS-based assessment questions were in a good category (M?> 76.00) with no significant difference between classes (p = 0.391). Additionally, pre-service teachers showed a very positive response to the Assessment Link application across all items tested through a questionnaire (M?> 4; M%?> 90%). Hence, the application is effective in helping biology teachers develop HOTS-based assessment questions in portfolio tasks. © 2025 WIETE

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State University of Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia

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