Which of the following is NOT a higher-order thinking skill?

Which of the following is NOT a higher-order thinking skill? Correct Answer Recall

Instructional objectives are classroom objectives, unique to each course, subject, or teaching point. They indicate the desirable knowledge, skills, or attitudes to be gained. The idea of creating a taxonomy of instructional objectives was conceived by Benjamin Bloom.

  • Bloom’s taxonomy was propounded by Benjamin Bloom in 1956. Taxonomy is a hierarchical order of cognitive skills. The objectives can be grouped into three domains including Cognitive, Psychomotor, and Affective.

Key Points 

  • Cognitive domain: It is concerned with the mental ability of the learner. It includes recalling or remembering, explaining, reasoning, interpreting, and problem-solving of an area of learning.
  • B. S. Bloom has divided the cognitive objectives into six categories (under Bloom's taxonomy) arranged from the lowest to the highest level of functioning.
    • Knowledge(Recall): Ability to recall or recognize already learned information, basic concepts without necessarily understanding what they mean.
    • Understanding: Ability to organize and arrange materials mentally. Understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, summarizing, translating, generalizing, giving descriptions, and stating the main ideas.
    • Application: Ability to select and apply already learned rules. The application involves using acquired knowledge, solving problems in new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques, and rules. 
    • Analysis: Analyse information provided (e.g. by distinguishing between factual and hypothetical statements).
    • Evaluation: Make judgments based on criteria or standards and Judge the value of material for a specified purpose.
    • Create: Put elements together to form a coherent or functional whole; reorganizing elements into a new pattern or structure.

Thus, it is concluded that Recall is NOT a higher-order thinking skill.

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