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Why Assess Critical Thinking? Critical thinking is more important for survival than reading, writing or mathematics.
If the failed learning outcome is critical thinking lawsuits * patient deaths * lost revenue * workplace injuries * ineffective law enforcement * job loss * imprisonment * combat casualties * traffic accidents* financial mismanagement * preventable health concerns* family violence * * … * … * … * … *
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Some QEPs focus on skills, some on mindset, and some on both. To prepare students who are both willing and able to solve today’s problems train and assess critical thinking skills & mindset.
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Critical Thinking Skills: Score Package • Overall Critical Thinking Skills Score • National Norm Percentile Ranking • Recommended Performance Rating ALL • Analysis SKILLS TESTS New versions • Inference PROVIDE: • Interpretation • Evaluation • Explanation • Inductive Reasoning • Numeracy • Deductive Reasoning
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Critical Thinking Mindset Attributes of the Ideal Critical Thinker CCTDI: available in 19 languages TRUTHSEEKING OPENMINDEDNESS ANALYTICITY SYSTEMATICITY CONFIDENCE IN REASONING INQUISITIVENESS MATURITY OF JUDGMENT
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Health Science Reasoning Test
A Pretest Posttest Model
Norm Groups: Undergrad MBA Top Tier Schools This Undergrad Business School Undergrad National Mean Sample Mean = 25.3
M AKE 2014 A T HINKING Y EAR Classroom support materials offered with every test adoption 1. Student & faculty focused essay: “Critical Thinking: What it is and why it counts 2011” 2. Group thinking tool: Critical Thinking in Groups 3. Writing rubric: Rubric for evaluating written arguments (REWA) 4. Course evaluation form: Critical Thinking learning assessment 5. Rubric for self & peer assessment: Holistic critical thinking scoring rubric (HCTSR) 6. Classroom pedagogical aid: Questions to fire up critical thinking skills 7. Journaling pedagogical aid: Critical Thinking Reflective log 8. Student focused essay: “Evaluating credibility of sources” 9. Thinking Exercise: Critical Thinking Self Evaluation Form New materials added regularly
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Strong Critical Thinking Anticipates Consequences
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