In this six - part series, I will highlight apps useful for developing higher order thinking skills in grades K - 5 classrooms. (edutopia.org)
Short - answer items are useful in educational testing because they can be used to assess lower - order thinking skills such as recall and comprehension of information. (naiku.net)
They also develop higher order thinking skills so that they can apply what they've learned. (cambridgeinternational.org)