Higher Order Thinking (HOT)

1. Higher Order Thinking (HOT) How to be more successful in your responses to these types of questions.

2. Evaluate • Show the positives and negatives of each side of the topic. • Provide insight as to your opinion of the level of success/failure by including evidence (facts) • Example: • Evaluate the performance of the Kansas City Royals in the 2007 season. • What they did well • What they did not do well • What should be done

3. Summarize • Takes a larger work or amount of information and puts into a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form • Example: • Summarize the policies Mr. Alsop wants us to follow.

4. Analyze • To separate into key points, determine the elements of, or show the essential features of • Examples: • Analyze a work from Emerson for Mrs. French’s class. • Analyze the arguments of Mrs. Sekelsky and Mr. Garvin • List of arguments for one side • List of arguments for the opposing side

5. Outline • Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of • Draw up an outline or sketch of something • Example: • Outline the duties Major King and 1st Sgt. Cogdill want cadets to follow everyday.

6. Describe • To tell or depict in written or spoke words; to give an account of • Example: • Describe the sounds coming out of Mrs. Davidson’s room.

7. Explain • To make known in detail; to make clear the cause or reason of • Example: • Explain why Mr. Hailey was speaking Spanish instead of French

8. Compare and Contrast • Show the similarities and differences between two items, people, or ideas • Example: • Compare and contrast the teaching styles of Mr. Barber and Mr. Ritter (how are they similar, how are they different)

9. Critique • To review; provide criticism; provide comments to place value upon a concept, idea, etc. that includes key points • Example: • Ms. Shackelford gave a positive critique of Bob’s speech by pointing out what he did well.

10. Prioritize • To organize, arrange, or deal with in order of priority • Example: • Mr. Perry and Mrs. Wirsig tell their students to prioritize when it comes to making decisions.

11. Predict • To foretell; to declare or tell in advance; to foretell the future • Example: • Coach Johnson had his offensive line make the appropriate adjustments because he predicted a blitz.

12. Assess • To estimate the official value of something • To judge the value, character, etc. of someone/something • Example: • Mrs. Long assessed the value of the computer at $1100.

13. Interpret • To give or provide the meaning of • To bring out the meaning of a work, play, music, etc. • Example: • Interpret Mr. Petersen’s reasoning for cutting his hair so short.

14. Formulate • To express in precise form; to devise or develop • Example: • Staff members formulated a plan to swipe Mr. Dahman’s football and take it home for Thanksgiving.

15. Revise • To amend or alter • To alter something already written or printed in order to make corrections • Example: • Mrs. Sadler and Mrs. Richardson appreciate when students revise their papers to make them better.

16. Examine • To inspect, observe, test, or investigate • Example: • Mr. Potter will have his students examine the reactions between certain chemicals when you put them together.

17. Differentiate • To point out differences • To make a distinction • Example: • Differentiate between the coaching styles of Coach Leighty and Coach Long.

18. Utilize • To put to use; put into service • Example: • Utilize the information from Mr. Elliott’s lecture to complete your homework.

19. Conclude • To say in conclusion • To bring to a decision or settlement • To determine by reasoning • Example: • Conclude what Mrs. Rose will do if her students aren’t ready for their performance.

20. Recall • To bring back from memory • Recollection; remembrance • Example: • Do you recall what Mrs. Kaiser told Mrs. Dehart in the hallway about the amount of student PDA they saw?