García Duque, Carlos Emilio2015-02-192015-02-1920141794-4449http://hdl.handle.net/10567/1245This paper, some ideas about the nature of evaIn this paper, I advance some claims about the nature of evaluation in natural sciences and the importance of understanding the role of error in the long and difficult road that leads us to postulate scientific theories that are bolder and better. I take this metaphor to the field of teaching in general and to that of epistemolo gy, in particular, and I try to dispel some misunderstandings on the nature of truth and its role as a regulatory ideal for science, from Popper’s perspective. Lastly, I give some recommendations to apply the results of this analysis to the evaluation of abilities of higher order thinking in the practice of teaching in college.esCorporación Universitaria LasallistaEvaluación académicaEvaluaciónEducaciónCiencias - EnseñanzaLa evaluación de habilidades de pensamiento superior. Una mirada a la evaluación en el aula de clase, en el campo de las ciencias naturalesSuperior thinking abilities´ evaluation: A look to the evaluation in the classroom, in the natural sciences´ fieldA avaliação de habilidades de pensamento superior. Uma olhada à avaliação na sala de aula, no campo das ciências naturaisArticle