Definition

Critical thinking skills are those mental behaviors using the structures of thought which enable individuals to consciously and effectively control the manner in which they think and the way in which they judge the product of that thinking by the use of specific intellectual standards. Each intellectual discipline has ways of thinking which apply specifically to the attainment of information and how that information is evaluated and communicated. Demonstration indicates that students can apply these skills and analyze the degree of success they have in using them.

Critical Thinking assesses student understanding of the following intellectual standards.

• Accuracy
• Precision
• Relevance
• Depth
• Breadth
• Logic
• Significance
• Fairness

Rubric

Assessment of General Education Critical Thinking Outcome

Guidelines

Assessment of Critical Thinking Outcomes
Alternative Assessment of Critical Thinking Outcomes

Critical Thinking outcomes are assessed in these courses