Role of Technology in Promoting Higher Order Thinking Skills

Cognitive ability like thinking may be considered to be one of the chief characteristics which distinguish human beings from other species including the higher animals. The challenges and problems faced by the individual or by society, in general, are solved through serious efforts involving thinking. Thinking refers to a pattern of behaviour in which we make use of internal representations of things and events for the solutions of problems. Moreover, thinking is largely affected through inducement by sets habit or the way we habitually perceive, certain situations. These induced sets are quite often the results of our interest’s directions and purposes. Globalization and advancements in technology are driving changes in the social, technological, economical, environmental, and political landscapes at a rate and magnitude that is too great, and too multiple to ignore in Higher Education. As society changes, the skills that students need to be successful in life also change. Basic literacy skills of reading, writing and mathematics are no longer sufficient; students need to master those basic skills as well as read critically, write persuasively, think and reason logically, and solve complex problems. A successful student in higher education must also be adept at managing information finding, evaluating and applyin