Applying HOTS helps students argue, solve problems, communicate,
understand complex things, increase creativity, increase vocabulary, and
emphasize moral values used in everyday life. This research measures teachers'
knowledge about integrating HOTS in teaching English and describes the
teachers' practices. This research design is a mixed method, where the researcher
will present data in numerical and descriptive form. The total number of
respondents in this study is 86 people. A questionnaire with a Likert scale and
interview were used in this research. Then, the results of the questionnaire items
answered by respondents had a higher scale value, namely with the answer
"Agree" from question items 1 to item 24. Most teachers already knew the
concept of higher-order thinking skills, with a percentage of 69.8%. Apart from
that, teachers usually use stimuli from the interview results to encourage students'
HOTS. Teachers often use group discussions and increase the number of essay
questions to improve students' collaboration and creativity abilities. The obstacles
teachers often face in implementing HOTS are limited time and differences in
student characteristics in learning.