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Which of the following will be helpful to assess critical thinking skills among students.

A.
Multiple choice based Quiz
B.
One-word fill in the blanks for definitions
C.
Contextualized reflection based Questions
D.
Recall based short Questions

Solution:

Thinking is the basis of all cognitive activities or processes and is unique to human beings. It involves the manipulation and analysis of information received from the environment. There are different kinds of thinking styles which include creative, logical, concrete thinking, etc.Creative Thinking: This type of thinking is associated with ones ability to create or construct something new or unusual.?Creative thinking involves divergent thinking and is not restricted by any pre-established rules.The mind must have complete freedom to wander around to create a new idea.Creative thinking involves the production of novel and original ideas or solutions to problems.Creative thinking thus refers to the originality and uniqueness of ideas or solutions that did not previously exist.By all these references, we can say that creative students cover all the possible aspects related to the problem to solve it by thinking divergently, researching, etc.so that this type of student can be asses by Contextualized reflection-based Questions, which catches the thought process of the students. Hence Option (3) is the correct answer.?Important Points Below are given a few methods that a teacher can think of in order to inculcate the skill of creative thinking in the students:Engage students in problem-solving situations by providing problems that have multiple solutions.Do reward students who come up with innovative ideas.Develop the quality of persistence. Do not get bored while solving problems.Develop a risk-taking ability and engage in creative activities. Avoid the rigid and fixed patterns of solving problems.Promote interaction with teachers and among peers. Hint multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions are used in formative assessment tests to know the level of the learning of the students.Recall-based short Questions promote Rote learning which is irrelevant in the context of Creative thinking skills.

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