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Higher Order Thinking (HOTS)

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HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (HOTS)
Higher order thinking occurs when a person takes new information and information stored in memory and interrelates and/or rearranges and extends this information to achieve a purpose or find possible answers in perplexing situations. A diversity of purposes can be achieved through higher order thinking . . . deciding what to believe; deciding what to do; creating a new idea, a new object, or an artistic expression; making a prediction; and solving a nonroutine problem.
(Lewis and Smith, 1993 p. 136)
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