Higher order thinking skills research trends: a bibliometric analysis in selected journals (2014 to 2023)

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the trend of higher order thinking skills (HOTS) research in selected journals, namely Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST), International Journal of Science Education (IJSE) and Review of Educational Research (RER) through bibliometrics on the Scopus database from 2014 to 2023. The articles consist of a total of 947, then divided into 333 articles analyzed, with details of JRST 113 articles, IJSE 130 articles and RER 90 articles. The method used in this research is article analysis using bibliometric stages, followed by keyword search, initial search results, correction of search results, initial data compilation and data analysis. The results showed that the publication of scientific articles in selected journals on HOTS varied from year to year. The results of this study are expected to help other researchers who are interested in reviewing and researching research trends related to HOTS in selected journals and to recommend further research directions.