The Professional Judgment Rating Form (PJRF) is used by supervisors, peers, or as a self-evaluation instrument. Use it to assess novice professionals on the quality of their judgment in workplace situations requiring critical thinking. The rating form consists of two groups of ten descriptors. The first group of ten relate primarily to the attitudinal (or habits of mind) dimension of critical thinking. The second group of ten relate primarily to critical thinking skills.

The person using the PJRF rates the novice by responding yes or no to each of the 20 descriptors. By agreeing or disagreeing with descriptor prompts such as "Systematic in approaching problems and available solutions", evaluators quantify the soundness of judgment displayed and the motivation manifested by a novice professional. The rated individual is assigned one point for each desirable response the evaluator provides. A scale converting total points into an overall rating is included in the instructions for use that are part of the PJRF Specimen Kit.

The PJRF can be used for individual evaluation, mentoring, and personnel files. Instructions on use and scoring appear on each form. An instruction manual provided as part of the PJRF specimen kit provides a more detailed set of instructions, interpretation guidelines, subsequent action suggestions, as well as a section on developing inter-rater reliability.