Wikipedia

Wikipedia (ⁱ/ˌwɪkᵻˈpiːdiə/ or ⁱ/ˌwɪkiˈpiːdiə/ wik-i-pee-dee-ə) is a free online encyclopedia that aims to allow anyone to edit articles.^[3] Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet^[4][5][6] and is ranked among the ten most popular websites.^[7] Wikipedia is owned by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation.^[8][9][10]

Wikipedia was launched on January 15, 2001, by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger.^[11] Sanger coined its name,^[12][13] aportmanteau of wiki^{[notes 4]} and encyclopedia. There was only the English language version initially, but it quickly developed similar versions in other languages, which differ in content and in editing practices. With 5,329,911 articles, the English Wikipedia is the largest of the more than 290 Wikipedia encyclopedias. Overall, Wikipedia consists of more than 40 million articles in more than 250 different languages^[15] and, as of February 2014, it had 18 billion page views and nearly 500 million unique visitors each month.^[16]

In 2005, Nature published a peer review comparing 42 science articles from Encyclopædia Britannica and Wikipedia, and found that Wikipedia's level of accuracy approached Encyclopædia Britannica's.^[17] Criticism of Wikipediaincludes claims that it exhibits systemic bias, presents a mixture of "truths, half truths, and some falsehoods",^[18] and that, in controversial topics, it is subject to manipulation and spin.

Higher-order thinking,

Higher-order thinking, known as higher order thinking skills (HOTS), is a concept of education reform based on learning taxonomies (such as Bloom's taxonomy). The idea is that some types of learning require more cognitive processing than others, but also have more generalized benefits. In Bloom's taxonomy, for example, skills involving analysis, evaluation and synthesis (creation of new knowledge) are thought to be of a higher order, requiring different learning and teaching methods than the learning of facts and concepts.

Higher-order thinking involves the learning of complex judgmental skills such as critical thinking and problem solving. Higher-order thinking is more difficult to learn or teach but also more valuable because such skills are more likely to be usable in novel situations (i.e., situations other than those in which the skill was learned).

e Pathshala

ePathshala- Transforming Learning Through Technology

The revolutionary Right to Education Act (2009) marks a historic moment for the children of India. It is a major challenge to provide lakhs of Indian children free and compulsory education. The integrated education product, ePathshala from ePath is a milestone that aims to provide a ripe platform for children of all learning levels thereby making provision for those put to disadvantage because of social, cultural, economical, geographical, linguistic and gender anomalies. ePath is an all-inclusive education initiative by Arraycom (India) Limited. The group has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing of electronic materials, broadcasting systems and communication system integration. The group also has vast experience in the field of education with well-known initiatives like Ahmedabad International School (AIS) in Ahmedabad and Toddlers' Den Preschools in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. ePath is the result of educational and technological expertise of the group. ePath is equipped with idealTOOLS to take on the challenges faced by the education system. ePath provides opportunity to students to be constantly involved in the education process through experiential learning thereby giving them the potential to transform and grow into empowered individuals.