Hi Candidate,
High Order Thinking Skills are also referred to as (HOTS) Questions, which are difficult level Questions asked for using high level of analysing to solve the problems. The concept of HOTS Questions concentrate on student understanding in learning process based on their own methods.
Higher-order questions promote critical thinking skills because these types of questions expect students to apply, analyze the learnings in problem solving Skills.
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