Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS CITY

SESSION GUIDE
TRAINING – WORKSHOP ON TEACHERS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ON QUESTIONING TEACHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES

Session Title It’s Getting HOTS In Here!

Strand 1.2 Strategies in Constructing HOTS Questions

Duration 60 minutes

Target Participants 200 Proficient Teachers (100 Male and 100 Female)

Learning Objectives Terminal Objective:

At the end of the session, the participants will be able to construct Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
questions.

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Enabling Objectives:
1. Identify the levels of HOTS questions;
2. Give high importance on developing HOTS among learners; and
3. Apply the strategies in crafting HOTS questions.

Key Understanding ● A learner discovers new information through the help of teachers who continuously ask higher order
thinking skills questions.
● Give high regards on questions that will develop learners critical thinking abilities.

Keywords HOTS, LOTS, Bloom’s Taxonomy

References https://www.albany.edu/faculty
www.google.com

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Stage and Methodology Key Points Tools/Materials/Resources Slides Time Allotment

Introductory Activity (Priming):

“Look At It Slide Deck 1 7 minutes
Each group will be given a puzzle. The trainer Process Questions: puzzle
will asks the participants to encircle the word How did you find the activity? metacards
they will find from it. From the given word, How did you arrive on your questions? marker
they will construct 3 interesting questions Was it easy for you to create those questions?
about it. The first group to finish will be Why?
declared as the winner.

(Words will include bonus, promotion,

incentive and allowance) Key Message
Asking questions are important to discover
information.

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Presentation of Learning Objectives:

The trainer will present the learning Say: At the end of this training, you are Slide Deck 2 3 minutes
objectives of the session for the participants expected to:
to understand the connection of the previous
activity to the main topic.

1. Identify levels of HOTS questions;

2. Give high importance on developing HOTS
among learners; and
3. Apply the strategies in crafting HOTS
questions.

Stage and Methodology Key Points Tools/Materials/Resources Slides Time Allotment

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS CITY

Presentation Proper
Activity:
“Identify Me”
Participants will be given different sets of Say: Since all of you are classroom teachers Sets of questions 5 minutes for
questions. They will categorize each question handling diverse learners, it is important that Table to be filled out sorting out
by completing the table provided. you know how to create appropriate questions. tape questions
It should be suited to the learner’s level and at Slide Deck 5 minutes
The participants are given 5 minutes to the same time will require them to think presentation
categorize the given questions. critically.

Participants briefly present to the class their Let us examine ourselves…Are we asking
outputs. questions that will provoke our learners to think
critically?

…to evaluate if you are doing so, let’s check

the activity we had.

Take Emphasis On…

The types of HOTS questions, level of
questioning and how should it be given to
learners.

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Analysis:
Based from the activity, the trainer will lists Say: Based from the activity on Categorizing Slide Deck 19 10 minutes
down details that spring out from the sharing questions,
of ideas. Listed ideas serve as key terms and
guideposts in the foregoing discussion.

1. What did you consider in categorizing

those questions?
2. Among those levels, which requires higher
order thinking skills?

Stage and Methodology Key Points Tools/Materials/Resources Slides Time Allotment

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The trainer will check or refer to the listed key 3. What does the activity try to imply?
terms; will check out those words mentioned 4. Does it make sense to you as a teacher?
during the sharing of ideas. 5. What insights can you derive from this
activity?

Abstraction:
All answers transpired in the analysis part Slide Deck 15 min
have relevance in the discussion. Trainer will 6-14
link the answer to formally discuss the topic.
Through slide deck, discussion of the topic
Discuss the following:
progresses.

1. What are the levels of questioning?

15-17

In the course of the discussion, the facilitator

will call participants to participate and give
their views regarding the key terms
presented.

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Questions are also welcomed for clarification. Levels of Questioning

Create
Evaluate
Analyze
Apply
Understand
Remember

2. What are the strategies in crafting HOTS

question?

a. Avoid asking questions that prompt

repeating of explicit information
b. Compare, contrast and look for
connections

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c. Look for the “gaps” in a statements

d. Think about broader issues and its
implication
e. Look for connections between
theoretical pieces and concrete actions
that can be taken to put them in practice
f. Consider connections to current event
issues

Key Message
Questions can have different implications to
learners depending on its level. Teachers
should put high regards and importance to
questions which will develop learner’s critical
thinking abilities.

Stage and Methodology Key Points Tools/Materials/Resources Slides Time Allotment

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS CITY

Application:
“I Can Do It!”
Trainer will use the questions made by the Say: Asking questions should not be taken for Slide Deck 18 10 minutes
participants during the priming activity. granted. You should consider the strategies on metacards
how you can make questions which will make marker
your learners think critically. tape
table
Now, it’s your turn to craft HOTS questions
a. Evaluate the questions you had written
(Give the directions.)
on the first activity.
b. Change those questions into higher
order thinking skills.
c. Write your answer on a metacards and
paste in on the provided table.

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS CITY

Closure: 19
The trainer will present the last slide on a Say: The quotation goes like this … Slide Deck
quotation by Thomas Berger. “The art and science of asking questions is the 5 minutes

Call one or two participants to explain the

source of all knowledge ” .
adage and how it relates to them and to their
work as a learner and as a facilitator.

Thank you very much and may God continue to 20

shower his wisdom to all facilitators of learning like
you. God Bless and have a nice day ahead of you!

Prepared by:

Dr. Benjamin M. Plata Jr., NAVERA MIS

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