The document discusses higher order thinking. It defines higher order thinking as using cognitive skills and strategies to increase the likelihood of a desirable outcome and as complex thinking that can yield multiple solutions but is self-regulated. It notes that higher order thinking is purposeful, reasoned, challenging, and goal-directed. The document states that there is demand for workers with higher order thinking skills and that teaching higher order thinking helps students transfer knowledge to real-world settings. It also discusses Bloom's taxonomy and debunks fallacies about higher order thinking.

1. Higher Order Thinking Tiffany Buchanan IDE 650 Dr. Baggett

10. “ Human capital is the wisest investment” (Halpern 1998).

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12. The problem lies not in getting knowledge but applying knowledge . Teaching & Learning