FTCE Professional Education Practice Exam

Which type of activity challenges students to apply, evaluate, and create new information?

1. Low-ordered activity

2. Intricate activity

3. High-ordered activity

4. Basic activity

The correct answer is: High-ordered activity

The correct choice emphasizes the importance of high-order thinking skills in education. High-ordered activities are designed to challenge students at a deeper cognitive level, requiring them not just to recall or understand information, but to apply what they have learned in new contexts, evaluate different pieces of information, and create original outputs based on their learning. This type of activity fosters critical thinking and encourages students to engage with material in a way that promotes creativity and problem-solving. High-order activities might involve projects, research assignments, case studies, or any task that pushes students to analyze or synthesize information rather than simply memorizing facts or performing routine procedures. This contrasts with low-ordered or basic activities that typically involve lower levels of cognition, such as recall or comprehension tasks. These may not sufficiently challenge students to think critically or to make connections between ideas, thus limiting their opportunities for deeper learning and the development of higher-level skills.