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When it comes to teaching, most educators have a common goal of making sure that their students are having opportunities to participate in higher order thinking. It’s nice to know that your students are capable of writing a “T” or “F” in order to distinguish between true and false statements, or that they know how to fill in circles on multiple choice tests. On the other hand we all know that the tests in the real world are based on applying knowledge, analyzing and evaluating situations, and creating solutions to the problems that plague our society. The real question is, how do we train our students to be problem solvers in the real world if the experience they have in school is limited to recognizing statements as true or false or recalling and reciting simple information. The truth is that if we want the future leaders of our society to have these problem solving skills when they grow up, we need to give them a variety of opportunities to come up with their own solutions to problems as a part of their educational career. We need to provide chances for students to analyze situations, and apply all the information that they can easily recall on their tests in a way that will help them to create new solutions, and to leave these situations better than they found them. By including opportunities for students to practice higher order thinking in the regular school curriculum, we will be doing them and us a huge favor in the future. Students that are gaining experience in solving real life problems in school will be able to take care of themselves in the future, and are more likely to be positive contributors in society GLN Consulting (http://www.glnconsulting.info) an independent, online consulting service for teachers of psychology to help them promote higher order thinking in their students.
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