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Activity 5

by Deanna Cole - Saturday, 2 November 2019, 10:55 AM

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HIgher order thinking skills are the advanced process of understanding and learning that occurs when we take information and experiences and critically review them in detail so they we really understand the information and the implications. These skills include analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the information. In effect this is a skill set that allows people to understand the information in a real world setting. Hots ( Higher order thinking skills) create a more well rounded understanding of information that lower order thinking skills in which people only memorize or repeat information. Hots encourages creativity and a understanding of all implication of the information.

 

In our classrooms we can use various ICT tools to accelerate HOTS.

 

For example by computers and internet children can review many viewpoints of information. This can be helpful for them understanding the details of a topic. This will then result in deeper understanding of the topic. In effect this promotes higher order thinking.

 

Other areas of ICT that will promote HOT include:

 

Interactive games

 

Probem solving in online puzzles

 

Educational videos

 

Productive use of tablet and mobile devices to access information

 

Educational TV programs

 

University of West Indies ( 2019). EDTK 2030 Unit 5. Developing Higher Order Skills with ICT Mediated Instruction. UWI Mona Open Campus.