Home / FAQ / General Test Information / I am a researcher with a grant, and need an instrument to test skills competency in my sample. Will your tests offer that metric?

FAQ

I am a researcher with a grant, and need an instrument to test skills competency in my sample. Will your tests offer that metric?

Yes. Our critical thinking skills tests measure core reasoning skills such as analysis, inference and evaluation as well as inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning.  The specific instrument to select will depend on the educational level of the people in your sample.

Contact Us

CLIENT CONTACT US FORM

Name*

Email*

Phone

Subject

Message*

* Required fields

Insight Assessment will not share your data with anyone. Click here to view our privacy statement.

Products

Business Reasoning Test (BRT)

The BRT is calibrated to measure the critical thinking skills required for entry level part time or temporary jobs and those required for full time business and professiona...

Health Science Reasoning Test (HSRT)

The HSRT is a test of critical thinking specifically designed for health sciences and health care professional preparation programs. Items require no health science knowledge but are...

Business Critical Thinking Skills Test (BCTST)

The Business Critical Thinking Skills Test (BCTST) is designed to evaluate the critical thinking skills of MBA students, undergraduate Business students and working professionals. It...

California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)

The CCTST has been called the "gold standard" of college level critical thinking tests. The CCTST has been used in the USA and in authorized translations worldwide with gra...

Test of Everyday Reasoning (TER)

The Test of Everyday Reasoning (TER) is a test of critical thinking skills calibrated for test takers in high school or the first two years of post-secondary education, and for adult...

Next » 1 2 3

Uses

CT as WASC competency

As part of the first stage of the accreditation redesign process approved by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Commission in November, 2011, member institutions...

Schools of Social Work and Public Health

Deans of Social Work and Public Health programs want to accept candidates who have outstanding potential to learn and to achieve to the maximum their talent permits.  Insig...

Medical Centers Design Cost Effective Programs

Critical thinking is at the heart of diagnostic reasoning and the development of new clinical knowledge. The HSRT and other Insight Assessment test instruments are being used worldwi...

Document Process Improvement Grant Success

A research team uses the longstanding historical norms data available on the Critical Thinking test CCTST to compare their data set to satisfy the terms of their grant.

High Schools Measure Student CT Gains

It’s never been more important for schools and educational programs to demonstrate the quality of their educational programs. In the last decade critical thinking has become a core c...

Next » 1 2 3 4 5 6

Frequently Asked Questions

My grant requires a comparison to national standards. Do your norms offer the potential for that metric?

Yes. We offer national benchmark norms for educational levels ranging from K-12 through college and post-graduate.

My state is asking for metrics as part of the funding criteria. Can you help?

Yes. Tests like the CCTST have been approved for performance funding purposes.  The CCTST is an objective measure of core critical thinking skills.   By benchmarking a...

How can I assess test reliability in my own sample of test takers?

Testing instruments sold by Insight Assessment have met the threshold for strong internal consistency reliability (a minimum Alpha of 0.80 for attribute measures and a minimum KR-20...

What is IRB?

IRB is an abreviation of "Institutional Review Board" and it refers to any committee or board tasked with oversight of research conducted on human subjects. Your IRB may as...

How do we create a SACS QEP competency for critical thinking?

Here are some suggestions from the Insight Assessment researchers for addressing SACS Comprehensive Standard 3.5.1, College-Level General Education Competencies. Plann...

Next » 1 2 3 4 5 6