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Critical Thinking Overview

California Critical Thinking Skills Test Family

The California Critical Thinking Skills Test Family is a set of critical thinking skills tests based on the Delphi Expert Consensus Definition of Critical Thinking.  Research ha...

The International Measurement of Critical Thinking

Insight Assessment is committed to the global advancement of critical thinking. Our pioneering work in the field of critical thinking skills and dispositions forms the intellectual a...

Critical Thinking in Community and Technical Colleges

Are students both Willing and Able to think critically?The success of students in their classes and in their adjustment to the complexities of college life predicts stronge...

Measuring CT at Colleges and Universities

Learning demands critical thinking. Students who are both willing and able to correctly interpret information, analyze problems, see the consequences of the things they are learning,...

Critical Thinking in K-12 Schools, Districts and Organizations

Critical thinking is the key to educational success. This is not news to educators or parents. But did you know that students' scores in critical thinking and problem solving are str...

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How Clients Use Our Products

Developing Minds in Grade Schools

Director of Assessment at a west coast University uses the M-Series products in independent research to discover how and when critical thinking skills are developed in grade-school c...

AACN: CT is Essential for Baccalaureate Nursing

The American Association of Colleges of Nurses’ definition of critical thinking as published in their Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing states: Critical thinking underlies independ...

Course Selection

Colleges in many states are using the critical thinking test CCTST and the Test of Everyday Reasoning TER to identify freshmen students who have weak critical thinking skills but who...

Improving Professional Family Counseling

A family counseling center on the east coast uses the critical thinking test CCTST to hire professional counselors who will need to work effectively with at risk families. 

Schools of Allied Health

Training for critical thinking and professional judgment is an explicit objective in allied health programs including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiation Therapy and ma...

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Frequently Asked Questions

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...

Many studies cite the CCTST. Is there research on the correlation of the HSRT with student success and professional job performance?

The Health Sciences Reasoning Test is about 15 years younger than the generic form of the CCTST, and this accounts for the lag in the published literature. Independent research studi...

How are educators teaching critical thinking today?

Much has been learned about effective teaching strategies that lead to demonstrable student gains in critical thinking in the two decades since educators have focused increased effor...

How can I learn more about critical thinking skills and dispositions?

It is a common experience to encounter people with skills they are not motivated to use.  And perhaps equally common to know people who are motivated to do things for which...

What support does IA offer for SACS QEPs?

Insight Assessment has extensive experience working with the premiere institutions in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Strong SACS QEPs require commitment in the dev...

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