The Implementation of Brainstorming Method in Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills (Hots) to The Students in Teaching Reading (An Experimental Research for The Second Year of Students at Man 1 Banda Aceh in Academic Year 2017/2018)

This study was conducted based on the fact that the thinking ability of Indonesian students, especially at the level of higher order thinking skills as well as analyzing, understanding, creating a new idea and applying the knowledge in literacy is below the average.Hence, this research was led to investigate the effect of using brainstormingmethod to develop higher order thinking skillsin teaching reading to the studentsof MAN 1 Banda Aceh and to know the students’ perception toward the implementation of brainstorming method to develop HOTS in learning reading. This experimental research involved one class to be given the treatment which was class XI-Bahasa in MAN 1 Banda Aceh in the academic year 2017/2018totaling 33 students. The data were obtained through pre-tests,posttestand the questionnaire. The findings of this research showed that the students’ higher order thinking skills improve as a result of implementing brainstorming method. This can be understood from the t-test result, where the calculated value of t-scoreis higher than t-table (5.09>2.74).In addition, the result of the questionnaire indicated that majority of students were happy learning reading by using brainstorming method and most of them believed that brainstorming method could facilitate them to accomplish the questions at the level of HOTS in learning reading. In conclusion,the implementation of brainstorming method in teaching reading generates meaningful progress todevelop higher order thinking skills of the students of MAN 1 Banda Aceh.