General Education Assessment Plan/Report For Critical Thinking

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Course SCT Number and Title                                         Assessment Period (semester, year)

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Name of person submitting this report                            Date Submitted

 
General Education Goal:  Critical Thinking

Students who have developed effective critical thinking skills will be able to demonstrate at least one of the following:

    * Comprehend complex ideas, data, and concepts
    * Make inferences based on careful observation
    * Make judgments based on specific and appropriate criteria
    * Problem solve using specific processes and techniques
    * Recognize relationships between the arts, culture, and society
    * Develop new ideas by synthesizing related and/or fragmented information
    * Apply knowledge and understanding to different contexts, and situations

Means and Criteria for Successful Assessment:

    * To assess this goal, describe a specific activity that you use to determine if your students have these skills, and indicate which goal is being assessed.  The activity can be a report, an assignment, a presentation, a specific question(s)on an exam, or any activity you believe is appropriate for measuring critical thinking skills.
    * To determine if a students has successfully demonstrated critical thinking skills you need to establish criteria that enable you to differentiate between students who have critical thinking skills and those who do not.
    * Number of students assessed
    * Number of students who successfully demonstrated effective communication based upon your criteria.
    * Attach a copy of your assessment activity

Future Plans and Institutional Support (completed after assessment as part of the report)

    * Describe how assessment results will be used in curriculum planning and program development
    * How will you use these results to improve student learning
    * Will you do something different? Continue? Or stop doing this assessment activity?
    * What additional resources or professional development activities could NEO provide that would enhance teaching and learning of this goal in your area?