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Let's Think About Thinking Higher Order Thinking: Metacognition & Bloom's Taxonomy |
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| Have you ever thought about the way you think? It may sound bizarre but your habits of thinking affect your life. Metacognition and learning go hand-in-hand, so much so that there is widely used a hierarchy of thought processes called Bloom's Taxonomy. This heirarchy classifies cognition (thought) into lower order thinking skills (LOTs) and also higher order thinking skills (HOTs). Check out below how metacognition and Bloom's Taxonomy correlate to the critical thinking skills needed to thrive on a post-secondary level. |
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| Benjamin Bloom was an educational psychologist who classified learning skills into 6 different levels starting from the lowest level, memorization, to the highest level, creation. |
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| Metacognition is simply the awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.
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Critical Thinking Applying metacognition & Bloom's taxonomy into your current learning process will help increase your higher order and critical thinking skills . Critical thinking skills are essential to excelling on standardized tests, college entrance exams, and postsecondary achievement. Check out 5 tips to improve your critical thinking! |
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