Higher Order Thinking Skills: Demand Pedagogical Strategies for Life Skill Education

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Dr. K. Beena, Associate Professor, Keyi Sahib Training College, Thaliparamba

Abstract 

In a world faced with challenges and changes, it is important to equip the students with necessary skills to adopt to the demands of knowledge society. Life skill education can contribute to developing competencies and capabilities of the youth. Further, it is decisive for the development of human resources and encourages social harmony, tolerance, multi­culturalism and scientific humanism among the learners in India. It empowers learners so that they can make right decisions, manage issues and enhance the quality of lives. Life skills help the adolescents to understand their strength and weakness. It improves their abilities to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Life skill education, if incorporated in pedagogical practices through different strategies can improve students’capability and enhance higher order thinking skills contribute to quality in education. This paper is intended to highlight the importance of life skill in pedagogical practices for developing higher order thinking skills.

Please cite this article as: Dr. K. Beena (2015). Higher Order Thinking Skills: Demand Pedagogical Strategies for Life Skill Education  International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 2, 1(24), 107-109.


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