This website explains Higher Order Thinking in terms of Bloom's Taxonomy. Reading beyond the lines, questions and instructional elements to foster higher order thinking. Also an article on Teaching and Researching HOT in a virtual environment.
Definition of higher order thinking skills as put forth by the University of North Carolina School of Education.
HOTS is a complete general thinking skills program for Title I and LD students in grades 4-8 that dramatically accelerates learning, test scores and social confidence. This approach combines software with a sophisticated curriculum and Socratic dialogue in small group settings. HOTS replaces extra remedial and test prep time, and produces better results.
This sight describes Bloom's original Taxonomy and its revised edition. This is an update to Bloom’s revised taxonomy to account for the new behaviors emerging as technology advances and becomes more ubiquitous. Bloom’s revised taxonomy accounts for many of the traditional classroom practices, behaviors and actions but does not account for the new processes and actions associated with web 2.0 technologies and increasing ubiquitous computing.
History of Bloom's taxonomy, including its revision in 1990. Includes why and how to use the taxonomy. Also a brief biography of Bloom and a flash animation of the levels of taxonomy
An ARTS-INFUSED School has central philosophical umbrella of higher order thinking (sometimes called critical or creative thinking), which focuses on learning to learn rather than learning of facts for their own sake. Higher order thinking skills, according to Bloom, are application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. While knowledge and comprehension (lower order thinking skills) are important, they are imbedded in instruction toward deeper understanding and skill.
This is the actual online book. You will only be able to see it if you are on the Albright college campus.