Such articulation both requires and develops sophisticated language comprehension skills. Building understanding of unknown concepts by using information from known concepts. Again, language skills help make the necessary connections. Generalizing information from one context to another. When poor learners encounter a new bit of information, it is stored in memory as a concept peculiar to the specific context in which it was learned.
Problem solving requires an ability to link related ideas.
Combining and synthesizing information. The HOTS curriculum differs substantially from conventional approaches to using computers. Software is not used to teach the above or any other specific skills. These questions are not necessarily related to the specific goal of the software, nor is the specific goal of the software important to the learning process. The programs simply involve and intrigue the students.