MDCTI Mental Focus Scale

This scale measures the mental discipline of being diligent, systematic, task-oriented, organized, and clear-headed.

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Uses

Why Measure Critical Thinking Attributes?

People who cannot think as well as we need them to think, whether they are workers, parents, children, supervisors, teachers, soldiers or elders impact the success of our school...

Researching Mind Mental Map Pedagogies

European researchers are using the critical thinking test CCTST to examine the relationship  between mind mental map pedagogies and critical thinking skills in the EU. 

Benefits of Measuring High School Student CT

Why should high schools assess critical thinking as a learning outcome? …. because critical thinking is more important to human survival than reading, writing or mathematics. Critica...

Importance of CT in Physical Education

Susan Schwager and Cathy Labate have provided a well developed description of the importance of critical thinking in Physical Education. They point to the fact that "the perform...

Developing Better Soldiers

A military university uses the MDCTI to measure critical thinking skills of cadets to ensure that their soldiers make better decisions in the field.

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Frequently Asked Questions

CT Dispositions, Habits of Mind, Attributes?

What is the difference between personal mental attributes, mental disciplines, dispositions and habits of mind? These terms are used interchangeably, although one or another may have...

Can critical thinking measurement help improve the promotion process in the military?

Yes.  We recommend the MDCTI to screen for the reasoning skills which support effective decision making and problem solving skills as well as the mental disciplines associated w...

What is validity?

The validity of the California family of testing instruments is derived from the cross disciplinary conceptual definition of critical thinking that emerged from the APA Delphi Resear...

How can I measure dependability in my employees?

The Business Attribute Inventory directly targets measuring this habit of mind in the Dependability Scale. Dependability refers to the independent motivation to complete assigned tas...

What are critical thinking attributes?

The attributes that our tools address are those mental disciplines, personal attributes, dispositions or habits of mind associated with the conssitent internal motivation to engage p...

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