The rubric is made up of a set of attributes that are common to creative thinking across disciplines. Critical thinking rubric evaluation criteria outcomes advanced 4. Fails to justify own opinion or hypothesis is unclear or simplistic. Critical thinking criteria for evaluating online discussion. A rubric is a learning and assessment tool that articulates the expectations for assignments and performance tasks by listing criteria, and for each criteria, describing levels of quality andrade, 2000. Presents own position, which includes some original thinking, though inconsistently. Analyze driving question and begin inquiry fsees only superficial aspects of, or one point of view on, the driving question. Framing language this rubric is designed to be transdisciplinary, reflecting the recognition that success in all disciplines requires habits o f inquiry and analysis that share common attributes.
Identifies, summarizes, and appropriately formulates the issue e. The creative thinking value rubric is intended to help faculty assess creative think ing in a broad range of transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary work samples or collections of work. Critical thinking is a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion. It is expected that graduates of clarke college will be able to. Critical theory and adult learning packet zip file containing 12 pdfs the skillful teacher workshop packet. Proficiency in critical thinking at the a3 level is demonstrated by the identification, analysis, evaluation, and presentation of. Critical thinking value rubric association of american colleges. Critical and creative thinking in the higher education. Critical thinking resources university of tennessee at.
Critical thinking is the process of making purposeful, reflective and fairminded judgments about what to believe or what to do. Selecting and using information to investigate a point of view or conclusion. It provides resources such as fulltext articles and teaching materials. Justifies own position without addressing other views or does so superficially. A rubric is a scoring guide used to evaluate performance, a product, or a project. Two rubrics for critical thinking assessment radford university. The use of these competencies across the curriculum will ensure that critical thinking is fostered in the teaching of any subject to all students at every grade level. Portland state university studies program holistic critical thinking rubric inquiry and critical thinking rubric students will learn various modes of inquiry through interdisciplinary curriculaproblem posing, investigating, conceptualizingin order to become active, selfmotivated, and empowered learners. Implementation exemplary interpretation and evaluation of information, facts, data, images andor graphics. Objectives excellent 4 proficient 3 developing 2 beginning 1 not evident 0 identify, interpret, and evaluate issueproblem.
The critical thinking competency standards articulated in this guide serve as a resource for teachers, curriculum designers, administrators and accrediting bodies. A critical thinking rubric 35 rubric based on the critical thinking framework. This rubric is designed to be transdisciplinary, reflecting the recognition that success in all disciplines requires habits of inquiry and analysis that share common attributes. For more background about the wsu critical thinking project, visit the project history page. The critical thinking community this website is sponsored by the foundation for critical thinking and the center for critical thinking. Check out this two page document defining the 4 cs and a movie giving you even more of an explanation. Rubric for undergraduate thesis evaluation 837805 red. Holistic critical thinking scoring rubric temple university. Ccss ela aligned critical thinking opportunity at phases of a project below standard approaching standard at standard above standard launching the project. Washington state university critical thinking project. Critical and creative thinking is a concept in which one applies logical principles, after much inquiry and analysis, to solve problems in with. December 1, 2019 csueb general education area a3 critical thinking rubric description. The critical thinking rubric presented in this ctl bulletin was created to facilitate embedded assessment of goal 2 of the gened program.
Demonstrate competent use of language in a variety of settings. This rubric is designed for use with many different types of assignments and the suggestions here are not an exhaustive list of possibilities. Noreen facione and i developed the holistic critical thinking scoring rubric in 1994 in response to requests for a tool which a could be used to evaluate a variety of educational work products including essays, presentations, and demonstrations, and b works as both a pedagogical device to guide people to know what critical thinking is as. Critical and creative thinking in the highereducation classroom eric mazur. To reach a judicious, purposive judgment a good critical thinker engages in analysis, interpretation, evaluation, inference, explanation, and metacognitive selfregulation. Critical thinking value rubric association of american. Assignments that cut across presentation mode might be e specially useful in some fields. The scoring rubric is used as a formative assessment, providing detailed. Analyzes the issue with a clear sense of scope and context, including an assessment of.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file. The essence of critical thinking concepts and tools distilled into a 20page pocketsize guide. Demonstrate spirituality as a way of living in relationship with self, others, society, cosmos, and god. Individuals and groups use critical thinking in problem solving and decision making. Written material demonstrates knowledge of fact, theories, methods, procedures. Critical thinking ethical reasoning communication american accounting association second annual conference on teaching and learning in accounting august 1, 2009 new york susan k. Provides some consideration of assumptions and their implications. The link will bring you to a pdf file with critical thinking rubrics you can use tomorrow for any grade level. Using the holistic critical thinking scoring rubric to. Holistic critical thinking scoring rubric in english pdf. Critical thinking rubric objectives level 5 level 4 level 3 level 2 level 1 conceptualize identifies basic and complex issues, clearly and effectively identifies basic issues, clearly and effectively. Critical thinking rubric critical thinking is a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or.
It is a critical thinking supplement to any textbook or course. Basic counseling skills rubric university of kentucky. This rubric will help assess a students thinking and reasoning skills. Critical thinking is not one thing, but is demonstrated uniquely in each context. Why you can pass tests and still fail in the real world today, assessment focuses on the regurgitation of memorized informationinstead of developing 21stcentury skills, all were really doing is using assessment to rank and classify students.
Position is generally clear, although gaps may exist. Two aacu websites contain possible rubric models in disciplinespecific. Peter facione and noreen facione have developed the fourlevel holistic critical thinking scoring rubric to assess the critical thinking skills and some of the dispositions identified by the delphi project as these skills are demonstrated by by students in essays, projects, presentations, clinical practices, and such. Rubrics for assessmenton this page are the approved keystone writing rubrics as well as grouping, management, and an oral presentation rubric i and ii that also includes rubrics for research papers, critical thinking, peer work and collaboration, as well as a project design rubric for staff to evaluate necessary components of their pbl projects.
It is best used in conjunction with the analytic thinking guide. Below are printable pdf files of the original wsu critical thinking rubric along with sample adaptations from entomology, math, and metaphysics. In practice, this will mean that not every performance area in each of the rubrics will be necessary in every lesson, unit, or assessment. This four level rubric treats critical thinking as a set of cognitive skills supported by certain personal dispositions. Critical thinking scoring rubric university of southern maine. This rubric is designed to be transdisciplinary, reflecting the recognition that success in all disciplines requires habits of inquiry and analysis that share common. Microsoft innovative learning this website contains some powerful rubrics for assessing the 21st century skills. Students apply a rational and methodical approach to problem solving based on use of appropriate evidence. Identifies and explains the issue question problem the issue question problem is clearly and eloquently defined the scope of the issue. Microsoft word links for critical thinking rubrics. The purpose of this study is to identify critical thinking com ponents of online discussion and how to use them in evaluation rubrics that 1 guide the structure and content of these discus sions.
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