Types of Thinking and Problem Solving Quiz

What is metacognition?

• Thinking about how to learn

• Thinking about what to learn

• Thinking about lessons

What type of thinking is applied when solving problems in real-world situations?

• Critical thinking

• Practical thinking

• Abstract thinking

• Theoretical thinking

Students with good metacognitive abilities can _________

• Reflect on their learning

• Identify their own strengths and weaknesses

• Both

Which type of thinking is associated with inventing, brainstorming, and visualizing?

• Logical thinking

• Practical thinking

• Creative thinking

• Scientific thinking

What is the importance of asking a high frequency of questions in a classroom setting?

• It keeps the students engaged

• It helps in assessing student understanding

• It encourages active responses from students

• All of the above

Which type of thinking involves exploring and reviewing a variety of ideas, models, and solutions to problems?

• Analytical thinking

• Practical thinking

• Creative thinking

• Research-based thinking

You are going through the answers to a test. What would be the best question to ask?

• What questions did you get wrong?

• What was the correct answer?

• What steps did you take to get to that answer? Which one led you down the wrong path?

Knowing your strengths, weakness, beliefs, and motives is ________.

• self-awareness

• working memory

• self-expression

Which type of thinking involves analyzing, comparing and contrasting, and evaluating and explaining information?

• Analytical thinking

• Practical thinking

• Creative thinking

• Research-based thinking