KEMAHIRAN BERFIKIR ARAS TINGGI (KBAT) DALAM SALAK DIDIK DENGAN ELEMEN NYANYIAN DAN ELEMEN PANTUN

Using SALAK DIDIK technique to determine the effectiveness of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in year four students essay writing. The study was conducted in a primary school in the district of Hulu Langat with a total of 74 students as samples. 34 students of a controlled group were taught using the conventional methods while 40 students of the experimental group were exposed to SALAK DIDIK. Two edutainment elements introduced in the teaching and learning song and pantun. Pre-test and post-test data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science Program (SPSS) version 20.0. Results were analyzed using paired sample t-test to assess whether there are significant differences in the mean of the elements of singing and poetry mean element in the pre-test and post-test essay writing. HOTS with SALAK DIDIK approach shows a significant difference for the two edutainment elements introduced in the teaching and learning song and pantun mean element between students in the experimental group with a students of controlled group in post-test.