HOTS Profile of Physics Education Students in STEM-based Classes using PhET Media

Abstract

The development of information and communication technology is currently overgrowing. The utilization of this technology has become an opportunity for educators to be creative to improve the ability of high-order students or Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) which is still a problem. The integration of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in learning especially in physics courses is essential because it consists of various abstract concepts and complex mathematical calculations. This study was aimed to find out the HOTS profile of students after the application of Physics-based lectures STEM using PhET Media. This quasy-experiment research with one group pretest-posttest design model through data analysis technique uses Rasch modeling concept. The results of the assessment indicate an increase in HOTS students' ability after applied STEM-based Physics learning using PhET media, with the medium category at the normalized gain. The results of the research will be continually developed in other courses in Jurusan Pendidikan Fisika Universitas Papua.