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Critical thinking is one of the vital cross-disciplinary learning outcome around which high quality Honors Programs are organized. Regardless of the theme of the program, teaching for thinking is a common denominator among honors faculty and academically successful students. At this level teaching for critical thinking demands and deserves the best measures of students' critical thinking to demonstrate student attainment and educational effectiveness.

Honors deans and directors use the critical thinking tests and services provided by Insight Assessment to validate the educational effectiveness of their programs. These research-based, well-respected critical thinking measures enable faculty to quickly and easily document the critical thinking learning achievements of students. This data is used to support institutional accreditation, learning outcomes assessment, curriculum development and program evaluation.

Insight Assessment offers a comprehensive selection of critical test instruments that are calibrated to measure critical thinking thinking skills and dispositions of  specific test takers. These test instruments include:

  • The California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) is being used worldwide to provide valid, objective and reliable measures of the core reasoning and critical thinking skill of undergraduate and graduate students. The CCTST has been proven to predict strength in critical thinking in authentic problem situations. 
  • The California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) measures test takers' motivation to apply critical thinking skills in decision making and problem solving. The CCTDI is calibrated for use with the general adult population including workers and working professionals at all levels, and for students in grades 10 and above.
  • The Test of Everyday Reasoning (TER) : Widely used in 2 year colleges, the TER is designed to measure the critical thinking skills of test takers in secondary schools, the first two years of post secondary education or of adults of all ages in the general public.

Insight Assessment offers your students to opportunity to experience the same tests now in use by government agencies, private employers, search firms, graduate schools, and hiring consultants.  Our tests of critical thinking skills rely on case-based scenarios to provide objective, valid and reliable standardized measures of these essential problem solving and decision making skills. Tools are available through on-line testing or paper-and-pencil testing. If you would like to discuss your testing needs or to learn more about our products, please use the Contact Us Form below.

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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...
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