{"id":2133,"date":"2023-03-28T06:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T13:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2023-07-14T04:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:05:39","slug":"hots-higher-order-thinking-skills-in-online-learning-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/hots-higher-order-thinking-skills-in-online-learning-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>HOTS skills: How does Novakid promote critical thinking in kids?<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_a1cb2d328f6dbc6a2a2ba1fe1515f249\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1984011872-1.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1984011872-1.png\" alt=\"Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1984011872-1-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1984011872-1-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1984011872-1-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1984011872-1-1536x1120.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1984011872-1-1080x788.png 1080w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1024\/747;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  \n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_41ef98353cfd73e539bdbc77b2520ba1\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to recent studies by Novakid,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 out of 10 parents have stated that the teaching approach is the most important decision-making factor when selecting a school or an education service provider for their children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Novakid teachers&#8217; ability to interact with students and engage them in the learning process is based on an innovative <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/programs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">methodology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comprising three pillars:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a communicative approach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focus on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The focus on HOTS has been the recent innovation in English teaching. As defined by Grand Canyon University (GCU), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201chigher order thinking is a level of cognitive processing that involves critical analysis and reasoning skills beyond basic comprehension of facts\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>In other words, HOTS build on students\u2019 existing language skills and ways of thinking by encouraging creativity, evaluation and analysis.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogLpImgTxt\" id=\"blogLpImgTxt-block_38bee29200a7c7e420987af80131c5c7\">\n      <div class=\"blogLpImgTxt__wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"blogLpImgTxt__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unnamed1-3.jpeg\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/unnamed1-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"blogLpImgTxt__imageItem\">\n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n\n\n          <div class=\"blogLpImgTxt__content\">\n              <p>&#8220;Our unique approach is not only about teaching our students how to speak and write in another language,&#8221; commented Max Azarov, founder of Novakid. &#8220;Rather we wanted to ensure that our students developed 21st century skills such as problem-solving and reasoning. Our mission at Novakid is to empower our learners through challenging yet rewarding activities, through access to tools, technologies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_d28abc8e2e4cc98caf11cb78314b83bf\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novakid has integrated HOTS into speaking lessons for their more advanced students. Children develop HOTS through a series of rich and engaging topics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/programs\/virtual_explorer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual Explorer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> course enables students to explore historical and real places around the world with virtual reality slides. 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