Quranic Wisdom Unveiled: Traversing the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTs) Elements in the Standard Document for Curriculum and Assessment (DSKP) of Hifz al-Quran in the Integrated Tahfiz Curriculum (KBT)

Abstract

The implementation of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTs) by the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) aims to empower students with the skills necessary to compete in today’s rapidly changing world. The HOTs elements found in the Secondary School Standard Curriculum (KSSM) are also implemented in the Standard Document for Curriculum and Assessment (DSKP) for the Hifz al-Quran subject under the Integrated Tahfiz Curriculum (KBT). The incorporation of HOTs elements in the Hifz al-Quran subject has been adapted from the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, which is also used in all educational curricula under the framework of the Malaysian Education Blueprint (PPPM) 2013-2025. Previous studies on HOTs and tahfiz curriculum still indicate gaps and the need for recent in-depth studies to align with the rapid developments in contemporary tahfiz education. This article aims to analyze the HOTs elements in the DSKP for the Hifz al-Quran subject, focusing on the verbs used in the Content Organization listed in the document. This study employs content analysis of documents related to HOTs and KBT to gather data. The results of the document content analysis indicate the presence of identified HOTs elements in the DSKP for the Hifz al-Quran subject, which can be classified into the three main domains of HOTs elements: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.