CHALLENGES FACED BY SSTs FOR CREATING HOTS OF STUDENTS: A DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

The main purpose of this research was to investigate the challenges faced by secondary school teachers for creating higher order thinking skills of students in subject of mathematics. The study is descriptive based on quantitative research approach. The target population of this study was secondary school teachers from Rajanpur who teach the subject of Math. The 289 (Male= 158, Female= 131) respondents were selected as sample of the study which were administered through simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire based on five points Likert scale was administered to collect the data from the participants through survey method. The collected data was evaluated by applying descriptive and inferential statistics to assist the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The findings of the study revealed that there was found significant difference between the male and female teachers regarding the dimensions of instructional skills, students’ attitude, and examination system. Furthermore, there was significant difference found among professional experience of the participants for developing higher order thinking skills of students. The study is beneficial for the educationists to adopt the new strategies for developing higher order thinking skills among the students.