This study shows the causes of sociology education students' difficulties inmaking higher order thinking (HOT) tests. The method applied is the mixmethod through FGD data collection and questionnaires. The results showedthat it was difficult for students to make HOT questions because 1) it waschallenging to create stimulus questions, 2) lack of understanding ofsociology material, 3) lack of mastery of Bloom's taxonomy application, 4)insufficient learning time, and 5) lecturer explanations were not good.Therefore, recommendations for effective learning improvement are needed,including using the principle of discovery learning.
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