1. Methods of Assessment Preparation for Student Learning Outcome Convocation (April 27, 2012) Critical Thinking

2. Mission Statement Course Level SLOs and Assessments Program Level SLOs and Assessment s Assessing ICCs

3. 5) Critical Thinking a Analyze arguments b Create and test models c Solve problems d Evaluate ideas e Estimate and predict outcomes based on underlying principles relative to a particular discipline f Interpret literary, artistic, and scientific works g Utilize symbols and symbolic systems, h Apply qualitative and quantitative analysis i Verify the reasonableness of conclusions j Explore alternatives k Empathize with differing perspectives l Adapt ideas and methods to new situations

4. Methods of Assessment A. Indirect Assessment B. Direct assessment

5. A.Indirect Assessment: To what extent do students perceive faculty as fostering critical thinking in instruction.

6. 1. To what extent teach so that you must THINK to understand the content, or are you able to get a good grade by simply memorizing without really understanding the content? 1 2 3 4 5 2. To what extent did your instructor explain what critical thinking is (in a way that you could understand)? 1 2 3 4 5 3. To what extent does your instructor teach so as to encourage critical thinking in the learning process? 1 2 3 4 5

7. B.Direct Assessment: Directions: Paraphrase in your own words the meaning of the following quote. “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

8. B.Direct Assessment: “A woman in Tennessee was charged with a felony for not warning rescuers that her fiance, who has suffered a heart attack, had tested positive for AIDS. That’s a good law, since people ought to know when they are stepping into a dangerous situation to help somebody else.” What is the conclusion of this argument? A.People ought to know when they’re stepping into a dangerous situation to help somebody else. B.The woman described in the passage did something wrong. C.The law that requires a person to inform rescuers that a potential rescuee has tested positive for AIDS is a good law.

9. Department ____________________________________________________ Current methods for assessing critical thinking: Ideas for new methods of assessing critical thinking:

10. Credits The Critical Thinking Community http://www.criticalthinking.org/