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Thinking is a natural process that is included in a cognitive process. The cognitive process will form a mental activity in order to gain knowledge and critical thinking of students. The ability to think critically can build meaningfulness in the social studies learning process. Critical thinking is always associated with highlevel thinking skills which is always marked by careful analysis of students and consideration. The thinking level of students can be categorized into higher order thinking skills (HOTS) and low order thinking skills (LOTS). In the learning process, high-level thinking skills (HOTS) are skills that must be present in every teaching. Higher order thinking skills are important aspects that students must have so they need to know the skill level. The application of Higher order thinking skills in the learning process will be able to improve the quality of students and the quality of education especially in social studies subjects that are always related to social problems in the surrounding environment, so that this ability is needed. Thus, a need analysis is necessary to see the importance of higher order thinking skills in the learning process, especially in social studies learning. The 21 century learning emphasizes higher order thinking skills that prioritize the ability to analyze, evaluate, and create. In bloom taxonomy, which means at level (C4), (C5), and (C6). The method in this study is library research or literature review. Keyword— Critical Thinking, higher order thinking skill (HOTS)

Improving Critical Thinking among Junior High School Students through Assessment of Higher Level Thinking Skills