Developing of The Demography Teaching Book Based on KKNI-Curriculum and High Order Thinking Skills

The idea of this research is from the background of several problems in the Demographic subject, including a). The material lecture has not optimally examined the reality of population phenomena in Indonesia, b). Most learning resources focus on the presentation of the material to increase the ability to remember, memorize and apply formulas (LOTS) without problem-solving, decision making, critical thinking, and creative thinking (HOTS) which are the demands of the KKNI-oriented curriculum and 2013 curriculum, c). No textbook has all of the material teachings that are relevant to the learning outcomes of IQF. To overcome this problem, the researcher develops textbooks based on curriculum and oriented to the level of high order thinking skills —Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy refined by Anderson and Krathwohl (2001). This research is educational research and development, focused on teaching supporting material in the textbook form. The textbook material analysis based on HOT, and the analysis of high-level thinking skills in student demographics, Department of Geography Education. The results of this study include: 1) 12 learning objectives have been formulated, and 39 indicators/material consisting of 56, 41% with low level of thinking ability (LOTS) and 43.59% with high level of thinking ability (HOTS); 2) the average high-level students are classified as beginner.