Amalia Nurma Dewi, Bent Sørensen
Higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) are of utmost importance for students to succeed in school/educational institutions and to prepare them for the labour market as well as for contemporary life in general. We argue for how metaphor is relevant for higher-order thinking skills in general and (knowledge) transfer, critical thinking and problem-solving in particular – because metaphor is a central matter of thought influencing perception, thinking and action. A focus by teachers and students on the cognitive potentials of metaphor, can enhance the students higher-order thinking skills and learning. © 2023, Playscript. All rights reserved.
Department of Library Science, Faculty of Letters, Malang State University, Indonesia; Independent scholar, Aalborg, Denmark