Select the Right Test

Insight Assessment offers a robust set of critical thinking instruments designed for Community and Technical College students. To assess both the Skills and Dispositions of undergraduate and graduate students, we recommend the following companion measures:

The TER and the CM3

TER: The Test of Everyday Reasoning, used widely in USA 2-yr colleges, is a test calibrated to measure the critical thinking skills of community college students. Local test scores can be compared to national 2-yr college norms and to norms gathered from working professionals in entry level workplace positions.
CM3: Level III of the California Measure of Mental Motivation is calibrated specifically for use with adults in the general public and community and technical college students,. The CM3 targets the key attitudinal dimensions of learning: Mental Focus / Self-Regulation, Learning Orientation, Creative Problem Solving, and Cognitive Integrity.

The CCTST and the CCTDI

CCTST: The California Critical Thinking Skills Test is widely used in USA 2-yr colleges. The CCTST provides both 2-yr and 4-yr college norms and norms from a wide array of professional workplace comparison groups. The CCTST is the preferred measure for high achieving students and prospective transfer students.
CCTDI: The California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory is an internationally known instrument used to measure attributes associated with excellence in critical thinking. Strong critical thinking disposition is endorsed by many employers as a desirable trait in employees across working environments.

The HSRT and the CCTDI or CM3

HSRT: The Health Science Reasoning Test is a test of critical thinking designed for health sciences and health care professional preparation programs. Items require no health science knowledge but are set in health related contexts. Two year norms are available and scores on this instrument predict successful professional licensure and high clinical performance ratings..
CM3 or CCTDI: Both of the above listed tools, the California Measure of Mental Motivation, Level III and the The California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory are excellent dispositional measures which can be used in conjunction with the HSRT skills measure.

The BRT and the BAI

BRT: The Business Reasoning Test is a test of critical thinking designed for the business student and professional. Items require no business knowledge but are set in business related contexts. This is one of our new instruments, already being adopted in the USA and internationally..
BAI: The Business Attribute Inventory is the companion instrument to the BRT. It contains a battery of attitudinal scales that assess critical thinking disposition and the habits of mind and values desired in today's business professional.

Quant Q

Quant Q: The Quant Q provides a measurement of quantitative reasoning integrated with critical thinking. It is designed for students and professionals whose disciplines require strong quantitative reasoning skills.