Higher Order Thinking Skills - App

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Higher-Order Thinking Skills Smartphone
App Coming Soon
Omar J. Alkhatib
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Dear Viewer This work is intended to present an
educational app. This is the first app developed
based on academic research. This work is intended
to present an educational app. This is the first
app developed based on academic research for
enhancing higher order thinking skills such as
problem-solving, critical thinking, creative
thinking, and decision-making skills. This app is
developed based on personal efforts and
achievements and is intended as a social
development for different members of the
community including students, teachers,
professional, and average person. As this app is
undergoing a patent process and under
construction, limited details are presented here.
Expected Release Time November/December 2019.
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Higher-Order Thinking Skills Intro Tab
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Higher-Order Thinking Skills Smartphone App
Problem Solving Tab
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Higher-Order Thinking Skills Smartphone App
Coming Soon
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Critical Thinking Tab - Into
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Decision-Making Tab - Into
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Partial view of sample answer sheet developed for
students homework With focus questions and
learning skills activities
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Sample Question for Primary School Students
Area Critical Thinking , Skill what if
scenarios

• Question 1
• If six (6) Ladybugs play hide-and-seek with seven
  (7) as shown in the given picture. Which group
  would win?
• Ladybugs dont know how to play this game.
• The Seven 7 Ladybugs would win
• The Six (6) Ladybugs would win - Ans.
• Nobody win

Why?
Answer the 6 Ladybugs would win as they have a
better chance to hide at night.
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Sample Question for University Students Area
Problem-Soling, Skill search for a pattern
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 X
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1

• Question 2
• What should be the value of X in the table above?
• 7
• 8 - Ans.
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• 10

Notes -Direct question for enhancing search
for a pattern skills. -This question can be
formed in a paragraph style for improving problem
solving skills.
Why? 16-3 13-2 112 13, 5-10 -511 8
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Sample Question for Professional Area
Decision-Making, Skill check risks and
consequences of choices

• Question 3
• Which of the following two alternatives would you
  select for your
• company risk-management plan ?
• Alternate 1
• If program A is followed, 200 people will be
  saved. If Program B is followed, 1/3 probability
  is 600 people will be saved and 2/3 probability
  that nobody will be saved.
• Alternate 2
• If program A is followed, 400 people will die. If
  Program B is followed, 1/3 probability is that
  nobody will die and 2/3 probability that 600
  people will die.
• Alternative 2
• Alternative 1
• Not enough information to decide
• Both Alternatives are the same Ans.

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Sample Question for Real World Situation OR Adult
Learning Area Problem Solving, Skill Analysis
and reasoning of facts

• Question 4
• Assume your car uses 12 liters of fuel per 120
  km. The capacity of the tank is 60 liters. You
  have about half a tank full left. Is that going
  to be enough to drive from home to work and back?
  The road distance is about 80 km one way.
• Yes, fuel will be enough - Ans.
• No, fuel will no be enough
• Information is not enough to decide

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Exploit symmetry is one of the most important
problem-solving skills. The next two examples
will show how to practice this skill in a general
sense.
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Sample Question for University Students Area
Problem-Soling, Skill Exploit symmetry

• Question 4
• Given the similar triangles above, find the
  missing lengths
• 19.4
• 20.4
• 21.3 - Ans.
• 24.3

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Sample Question for Primary School Students
Area Problem-Soling, Skill Exploit symmetry

• Question 5
• Given the similar triangles above, find the
  missing lengths
• 19.4
• 20.4
• 21.3 - Ans.
• 24.3

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Imagination is another important Creative Process
skills. The example next will show how to
practice this skill at the university level.
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Sample Question for University Students Area
Creativity, Skill Imagination
Question 6 What shape can be created from the
given shapes above ?
See Ans. ?
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Sample Question for Primary School Students
Area Creativity, Skill Imagination
Question 7 How the shapes above can be used to
create number 7?
Ans. ?
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Sample Question for Primary School Students
Area Creativity, Skill Imagination
Question 8 Can you fit the shapes above into
the given grid ?
Ans. ?
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Analyzing is an important Critical Thinking
skills. The example next will show how to
practice this skill for students at the 1st-3rd
grade.
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Sample Question for Primary School Students
Area Critical Thinking, Skill Analyzing

• Question 9
• Can you spot the two identical pictures ?
• 2 and 6
• 1 and 9
• 4 and 6
• 4 and 8 - Ans.

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These are sample questions chosen to illustrate
the range of questions that you are likely to be
presented in this app.