HOST (Higher Order Thinking Skill) in Erlangga’s English Textbook

Abstract

This research related to the content analysis at thefirts senior high school, the objective of the study analyzedthe conformity of content in the Erlangga English textbook “Pathway”. This research used descriptive qualitative Method. The data collected for this research were from Erlangga English the textbook “Pathway”The authors of the textbook are M. Sudarwati and Eudia Grace. The editors of textbook are Dwi wahyu Priyanto and Raymond S. Furthermore, The textbook is published by Erlangga Publisher in the 2014. This textbook is created for Senior High school and MA Grade X (General Programme). the distribution of the higher-order thinking skill in the essay reading exercise 10 questions out 147 essay reading question or 8.6% while the distribution of the lower thinking skill 137 of 147 questions or 93.1%. The distribution of the higher thinking skill in the essay reading exercise inErlangga English Texbook “Pathway” is lower than the distribution of lower order thinking skill.