Hot Question Instrument Development For Food Crop Agribusiness Courses At State Vocational High School In Bulukumba Regency

Nirmawati; Syahrul; Patahuddin

doi:10.63922/ijevss.v5i02.3365

Nirmawati Universitas Negeri Makassar
Syahrul Universitas Negeri Makassar
Patahuddin Universitas Negeri Makassar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63922/ijevss.v5i02.3365

Keywords: Hot Question Instrument, Food Crop Agribusiness, Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS), Vocational High School

Abstract

This study aims to develop a Hot Question instrument for Food Crop Agribusiness courses at State Vocational High Schools in Bulukumba Regency to measure students’ higher-order thinking skills (HOTS). The research employed a research and development (R&D) method, involving stages of instrument design, expert validation, and empirical testing through item analysis, including validity, reliability, discriminating power, and difficulty level. The results indicate that the developed instrument has strong content validity, demonstrating good alignment with the conceptual measurement of HOTS. However, empirical findings reveal several limitations, including moderate reliability, low discriminating power, and an imbalance in item difficulty distribution dominated by easy questions, which reduce its effectiveness in distinguishing students’ abilities. Despite these limitations, the instrument is still considered feasible as an initial evaluation tool in educational contexts. Further improvements are recommended, particularly in enhancing item quality, increasing the proportion of moderate and difficult questions, and strengthening discriminating power to produce a more reliable and comprehensive assessment instrumen

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