Document of strategies for modifying tasks: HOTS2.doc
The
first task
The cards in HOTS1.doc
contain some lower-order questions and, focusing on the same
mathematical topic, some more challenging questions - ones that
require higher-order thinking skills. Pair them up.
Now, with colleagues, answer the following questions:
What do you think higher-order thinking skills are?
What do tasks that encourage higher-order thinking skills look
like?
Look at these notes on higher-order thinking skills and compare
them with your ideas. Are there any major differences? What is your
response to those differences?
The
second task
Instead of replacing a lower-order problem with a different
problem, we can often modify it. How can we adapt lower-order maths
problems so they promote HOTS? HOTS2.doc outlines four key
strategies that will help to increase the challenge of standard
questions in the classroom:
Here's the answer, what could the question be?
Make up your own ...
What if ...?
All answers
Look at a problem you have recently set one of your classes and
discuss how it could be transformed into one requiring higher-order
thinking skills. Jot down your ideas and keep them for
Activity 2.2 .