LESSON 5:

STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING AS WELL AS HIGHER-ORDER

THINKING SKILLS.

OBSERVATION:

A. Ask the cooperating teacher to show his or her lesson plan to you.Review the objectives of
each lesson in the lesson plan.Provide examples of educational objectives based on the
following HOTS:

CREATING

EVALUATING

ANALYZING

B. Indicate whether the following HOTS strategies are applied during your class observation by
checking appropriate box.Write your remarks in the last column.

HOTS Strategies Observed Not Observed Remarks

1. Teaches the concept

of HOTS

2. Promotes the use of

HOTS when
communicating

3.Encourages question
and answer during
discussion.
4. Use visual and
graphic organizers to
connect concept

5. Uses problem-
solving to foster
critical thinking

6. Promotes
collaborative learning
to generate new ideas

7. Encourage students
to elaborate their
answers.

8. Promote inquiry-
based learning to
validate ideas

9. Uses educational
objectives that foster
HOTS

10. Uses assessment

that promotes HOTS

PROCESSING:

Read carefully and answer the following question based on what you have observed in the class.
1. In what part of the instructional plans can teachers apply HOTS?

2. How can HOTS improve the students learning?

3. How important creative and critical thinking in the 21st century workplace?

4. What are the things that teachers need to improve on to enrich students HOTS?

REFLECTION:

Complete the following:

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2. I believe that ________________________________________________________________

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3. I feel that ________________________________________________________________

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4. When I become a teacher, I will __________________________________________________

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