Higher-order thinking
Complex thinking such as analysis, evaluation and creation, as opposed to recall.
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- Topic
- Teaching and learning
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Related terms
- Bloom's taxonomy All four UK nations (details may differ) United States International
- A framework classifying learning objectives by complexity; the revised version lists remember, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create.
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