Accurate

Accurate responders endeavor to describe events and situations to peers and to persons in authority exactly as they perceive them. Higher scores indicate someone who is inclined to speak honestly, perhaps even bluntly, with minimal concern for their own personal consequences.

Adaptable

The adaptable professional has an appetite for innovation and system changes. Higher scores on this scale indicate someone who is resilient and welcoming toward workplace requirements for change and for the application of new or different skills. Adaptability as a professional is vital in today’s fast-paced and fluid workplace environment.

Agentic

Agentic responders take responsibility for timely actions to address problems. Higher scores indicate someone who is willing to assume responsibility, to step in and take charge, or to carry out the directives of those in authority if that is what is needed.

Analyticity

Analyticity is the tendency to be alert to what happens next. This is the habit of striving to anticipate both the good and the bad potential consequences or outcomes of situations, choices, proposals, and plans. The opposite of analyticity is being heedless of consequences, not attending to what happens next when one makes choices or accepts ideas uncritically.

Calm under Pressure

A responder who is calm under pressure displays confidence, strength, and focus in fulfilling duties. Higher scores indicate a person who does not allow themselves to become distracted or to panic when events are chaotic or efforts are not producing the intended results. 

CCTDI Overall

The CCTDI Overall estimates the overall disposition toward critical thinking.  A person or group may be positively and strongly disposed toward seeking to solve problems and address questions using reflective judgment, that is critical thinking; or ambivalent toward that, or even negatively disposed and hostile toward that approach.

Cognitive Integrity

Cognitive integrity is the habit of interacting with differing viewpoints for the sake of learning the truth or reaching the best decision, it is the tendency to express strong intellectual curiosity and value fair-mindedness and sound reasoning. 

Cognitive Maturity

Cognitive maturity indicates an awareness that there may be multiple potential perspectives on any given situation, problem, proposal or issue. A person who strongly manifests cognitive maturity endeavors to take this into consideration when making important decisions. This person is likely to move forward when an expeditious decision is required, to hold off making a decision if there is time to give the matter fuller consideration, or to reconsider decisions if new evidence emerges.

Collaborative

A collaborative professional strives to bring about the success of their professional group or project team and its mission. Higher scores indicate a person who is willing to put aside personal gain or recognition to bring about the achievement of the group’s mission, goals, and objectives.

Committed

The committed professional is orientated toward the company and the job, its people and its mission. Higher scores indicate feelings of loyalty to one’s workplace and its goals and ideals.

Communicative Confidence

Communicative confidence measures confidence in oral and written communication and assesses attitudes about technical writing. Individuals who strongly manifest communicative confidence believe that they have the ability to lead groups through the presentation of oral arguments, to read well, and to write effectively about analyses and opinions.

Confidence in Reasoning

Confidence in reasoning is the habitual tendency to trust reflective thinking to solve problems and to make decisions. As with the other attributes measured here, confidence in reasoning applies to individuals and to groups.  A family, team, office, community, or society can be trustful of reasoned judgment as the means of solving problems and reaching goals. The opposite habit is mistrust of reasoning, often manifested as aversion to the use of careful reason and reflection when making decisions or deciding what to believe or do.

Courageous

Courageous responders bravely run to give aid and fulfill their duties. Higher scores indicate a person who acts fearlessly in the face of danger, someone who is willing to risk personal harm in order to serve and protect.

Creative Problem Solving

Creative Problem Solving is the habit or tendency of approaching problem solving with innovative or original ideas and solutions; toward feeling imaginative, ingenious, original and able to solve difficult problems; toward engaging in activities such as puzzles, games of strategy; and toward striving to understand the underlying function of objects.

Creativity

Creativity as applied to thinking, learning, decision making, and problem solving is the tendency to approach topics, issues and ideas in an imaginative, ingenious, and original way.  The creative thinker engages problems with energy and enthusiasm, and seeks to explore new models while keeping goals in focus.

Dependability

The Dependability Scale addresses motivation to complete assigned tasks and take pride in the accomplishment of work assignments. It speaks to the sense of responsibility one feels to coworkers or to do one’s part.  Higher scores show a strong work ethic and attention to the demands of an assignment. Dependability is significant when an individual’s absence can have a negative ripple effect on the success of a project or team. 

Desire to Learn

The Desire to Learn Scale addresses the appreciation of continuous development and the need to retool in light of changing work responsibilities. As the workplace grows or changes, one can either aid in the transition or resist the personal impact of change, which inhibits institutional benefit. Higher scores indicate someone who is eager to learn new processes, new systems and new procedures. A willingness to learn is essential for positions where specific knowledge must be gained on the job. 

Desire to Think

The Desire to Think Scale addresses the thoughtful engagement of problems. The desire to think is valued by businesses that expect all employees to contribute constructively to the resolution of customer and workplace problems. Higher scores indicate that someone sees the value of thinking things through before making decisions, which is particularly essential in roles in which one is responsible for managing change, product development or competitive threat. 

Desire to Work

The Desire to Work Scale addresses eagerness to work and one’s sense of pride and self-worth derived from working. Strong desire to work is a positive reference to potential employment longevity. Higher scores indicate someone who tends to focus their energy on their work and to define themselves by the work they do. One’s desire to work speaks broadly to one’s own expected level of engagement and productivity. 

Directness

Directness describes a style of behaving and speaking in relationship to questions or pressure from peers or superiors aimed at seeking their approval, or forthrightly declaring one’s views, or a mix of both depending on the situation.  Directness scores fall into three categories: The “Approval Seeker” tends to present to peers, supervisors and others as being highly agreeable, even if he or she must exaggerate positive characteristics and conceal weaknesses to do so. A “Forthright Declarer” prefers to describe matters exactly as he or she sees them, to speak bluntly, occasionally to the point of painful honesty, and to make…

Discerning

The discerning leader displays courage and objectivity in decision making. Higher scores indicate someone who tends to ask the tough questions, to follow reasons and evidence wherever they lead, and to give due consideration to competing points of view. The courage to be truth-seeking and objective when making difficult decisions is a defining hallmark of discerning leadership decision making.

Driven

The driven leader is committed to the vigorous pursuit of professional excellence.  Higher scores indicate a consuming internal demand to achieve the vision of an organization. A senior-level executive’s consistent internal drive to achieve excellence is vital to the success of the organization.

Drive to Succeed

A person with the drive to succeed has goals and puts forth effort to reach those goals. The drive to succeed is a strong indicator of persistence, sustained effort, and accomplishing what one sets out to do. Whether they set their own tasks or are given tasks by others, people in whom this drive is strong feel the need to succeed.

Focused

The focused professional takes an organized and systematic approach to problem solving. Higher scores indicate someone who is persistent, organized, orderly, and focused in working through problems. As one’s professional responsibilities have less definition and demand more focused problem solving, decision making and troubleshooting, the attribute of focus grows in importance.

Foresight

Foresight is the habit of approaching problems with a view toward anticipating consequences and outcomes. A foresightful person values clarity and the accurate interpretation of complex problem situations. Individuals who strongly manifest foresight value getting the problem right, understanding the reasons pro and con, and projecting the likely outcomes of various options.

Foresightful – First Responder

The foresightful responder is alert to potential difficulties and strives to foresee consequences. Higher scores indicate someone who strives to anticipate potential difficulties and expects to use reasoning and fact-finding to resolve difficulties.

Foresightful

The foresightful professional is alert to potential difficulties and strives to foresee consequences. Higher scores indicate someone who strives to anticipate potential difficulties and expects to use reasoning and fact finding to resolve difficulties. A concern to anticipate and be ready to respond reasonably to foreseeable problems is a hallmark of a senior-level professional.

Honesty

The Honesty Scale addresses the inclination to respect other people’s property, follow rules, keep promises, and speak truthfully.  Higher scores indicate trustworthiness and appreciation of honesty in communication and behavior. Honesty is very important for placement in higher risk or unsupervised positions. 

Honorable

Honorable individuals conduct themselves with integrity, honesty, ethics and truthfulness. Higher scores indicate a commitment to trustworthiness and honesty in communication and behavior. Trustworthiness, honorable behavior, and personal integrity are very important for placement in leadership and high risk or unsupervised positions.

Incisive

An incisive leader is capable of making those strategic decisions that are tough but necessary. Higher scores indicate someone who has the command presence to make the decisions necessary to achieve the organization’s mission. Incisiveness grows in importance as one’s leadership responsibilities increase.

Innovative

The innovative senior manager is a resilient agent of change. Higher scores on this scale indicate someone who has an appetite for innovation and sees change as an opportunity for growth. Innovation and adaptability at the senior leadership level are essential in fast-paced or fluid environments.

Inquisitiveness

Inquisitiveness is intellectual curiosity. It is the tendency to want to know things, even if they are not immediately or obviously useful. It is being curious and eager to acquire new knowledge and to learn the explanations for things even when the applications of that new learning are not immediately apparent. The opposite of inquisitiveness is indifference.

Intellectual Integrity

Intellectual integrity is the discipline of striving to be thorough and honest to learn the truth or to reach the best decision possible in a given situation. A person with intellectual integrity has a driving desire to follow reasons and evidence courageously wherever they may lead. Individuals who strongly manifest intellectual integrity value objectivity, evidence-based decision making, and the courageous, fair-minded, and complete pursuit of the best possible knowledge in any given situation

Inventive

An inventive person is driven to respond to emergent events by any means necessary. Higher scores indicate an expectation of personal creativity, resourcefulness, and self-reliance regarding accomplishing goals.

Job Commitment

The Job Commitment scale differentiates between someone who is more oriented toward the company, its people and its mission, versus someone whose goals are more self-focused. High scores indicate feelings of loyalty to one’s workplace and its goals and ideals. Low scores indicate that this sense of commitment to the company was not manifested. Commitment to the company can be vital when assignments are essential to the organization, highly detailed, or if the function is repetitive. 

Judgment

A person with judgment seeks multiple perspectives on any given idea or issue.  This person strives to avoid taking an “all-or-nothing” approach. When a decision is needed urgently, a person with good judgment will make a decision, but when there is more time the person with good judgment will give the matter fuller consideration.  A person with good judgment is willing to reconsider decisions if new information comes to light.

Judicious

The judicious individual displays maturity and thoughtfulness in decision making.  Higher scores show awareness that some problems are ill-structured, that often there is more than one reasonable option, and that poor decisions should be dispassionately revisited. Judicious maturity of judgment is highly significant for professionals making judgments in contexts of risk and uncertainty.

Learning Orientation

The Learning Orientation scale measures the tendency or habit of seeking to increase one’s knowledge and skills; toward valuing the learning process as a means to accomplish mastery over a task; toward being interested in challenging activities; and toward using information seeking as a personal strategy when problem solving. 

Maturity of Judgment

Maturity of judgment is the habit of seeing the complexity of issues and yet striving to make timely decisions.  A person with maturity of judgment understands that multiple solutions may be acceptable while yet appreciating the need to reach closure at times even in the absence of complete knowledge. The opposite, cognitive immaturity, is imprudent, black-and-white thinking, failing to make timely decisions, stubbornly refusing to change when reasons and evidence would indicate one is mistaken, or revising opinions willy-nilly without good reason for doing so.

Mental Focus

Mental focus is the discipline or habit of being diligent, systematic, task-oriented, organized, and clear-headed. A positive score indicates a person who endeavors to stay on task and approach problems and learning in systematic, focused, organized, and timely way. Mental focus is valuable because it directs attention to the duties and responsibilities of the task at hand.

Mental Rigor

Mental rigor is the discipline to work hard in an effort to analyze, interpret and achieve a deep understanding of complex material. Individuals who strongly manifest mental rigor are willing to engage difficult material and to work hard to analyze complicated situations and problems. They display a desire for learning, and a concern to achieve a deep understanding of events and their causes.

Motivational

Motivational leaders communicate enthusiasm for the work at hand and inspire others to give their best.  Higher scores indicate the consistent orientation toward getting the most out of team members and subordinates. Motivational leaders are valued for their capacity to inspire an entire organization and move it forward with enthusiasm and energy.

Motivation to Learn

A person who is highly motivated to learn is eager to acquire the knowledge and skills required to master new subjects, processes, systems and procedures. This person is inquisitive and expects to continue learning as a means of responding to challenges and as satisfying in its own right.

Open-mindedness

Open-mindedness is the tendency to allow others to voice views with which one may not agree. Open-minded people act with tolerance toward the opinions of others, knowing that often we all hold beliefs which make sense only from our own perspectives. Open-mindedness, as used here, is important for harmony in a pluralistic and complex society where people approach issues from different religious, political, social, family, cultural, and personal backgrounds. The opposite of open-mindedness is intolerance.

Organized

The organized responder takes a systematic approach to problem solving.  Higher scores indicate someone who is persistent, orderly, and comprehensive in working through problems.

Peer Expression

Expression describes a style of interacting with peers that may be quietly observational, expressively performing, or a mix of both depending on context. Expression scores fall into three categories: The “Quiet Observer” prefers to stay in the background and observe others even in social situations with peers.  The “Expressive Performer” tends to be highly demonstrative and expressive, particularly when with their peers. The “Situational Observer or Performer” may present as a quiet observer or as an expressive performer depending on the context. They are comfortable letting others do the talking or, if the occasion demands, being the one who presents information,…

Professional Confidence

Professional confidence is the self-assurance felt by newly assigned, enrolled, hired or newly promoted individuals regarding their readiness to handle the stress, competitiveness, vocabulary, workload, instructional or orientation methods, and related complexities associated with their new role. Individuals who strongly manifest professional confidence have a positive sense of efficacy in their professional role.

Professionalism

This scale addresses the approach to social interactions in the workplace. Higher scores indicate the tendency to limit socializing to that which is necessary to get the job done and to take an appropriate and professional approach to social interactions at work. Professionalism is vital to maintaining a proper focus on work responsibilities, facilitating collaboration, and providing positive leadership.

Resilience

A resilient person is adaptive when they encounter changing demands. They understand the value of flexibility when change is needed, and can easily envision a change in routine as an opportunity rather than a barrier to growth.

Resourceful

The resourceful professional is driven to find the means necessary to fulfill responsibilities. Higher scores indicate an expectation of personal agency and self-reliance regarding accomplishing goals.  Resourcefulness is valuable in managers and other professionals tasked with key organizational duties.

Scholarly Rigor

Scholarly Rigor is the habit of working hard to engage and to correctly interpret new material, it is the tendency to put forth the mental effort to achieve a deeper understanding of complex or abstract ideas and information.

Systematicity

Systematicity is the tendency or habit of striving to approach problems in a disciplined, orderly, and systematic way. The habit of being disorganized is the opposite tendency. The person who is strong in systematicity may not know of a given approach, or may not be skilled at using a given strategy of problem solving, but that person has the desire and tendency to try to approach questions and issues in an organized and orderly way. 

Systematicity/Focus

The systematic professional tends to address matters an organized and orderly way. For science and engineering professionals, an organized and systematic approach is essential to ensure the expeditious and comprehensive management of an inquiry or project.

Team-Oriented

A team-oriented individual strives to do whatever they can to bring about the success of the team and its mission. Higher scores indicate a person who puts the good of the team ahead of personal gain or recognition.

Teamwork

Teamwork describes a style of interacting that may be collaborative, competitive or a mix of both depending on what is called for in a given situation. Teamwork scores fall into three categories: The “Consistent Collaborator” style may be well suited for professional responsibilities requiring diplomacy and compromise, such as interest based negotiation and arbitration. The “Lone Competitor” style may be well suited to highly competitive practice settings including potentially confrontational responsibilities. The “Situational Competitor or Collaborator” is comfortable with collaborative effort and with individual competition as well.  This style is most effective when working within a collaborative group charged with…

Technological Orientation

The Technological  Orientation scale measures the tendency or habit of seeking to increase one’s repertoire of skills and uses of technology-based resources and programs; toward valuing the Internet and other technological means of accessing credible sources of information or researching a problem; toward being interested in staying current and learning about new technologies.

Tolerant

The tolerant manager respects diversity in the workplace, including showing due respect for different perspectives, opinions, and suggestions. Higher scores indicate respect for people independent of such factors as age, gender, and sexual orientation. Tolerance is valuable in all settings, but most important when functions require interaction with clients, customers, suppliers, colleagues or coworkers from broadly diverse demographic backgrounds.

Truthseeking

Truthseeking is the habit of always desiring the best possible understanding of any given situation; it is following reasons and evidence where ever they may lead, even if they lead one to question cherished beliefs. Truth-seekers ask hard, sometimes even frightening questions; they do not ignore relevant details; they strive not to let bias or preconception color their search for knowledge and truth. The opposite of truthseeking is bias which ignores good reasons and relevant evidence in order not to have to face difficult ideas.

Unbiased

Unbiased professionals have no hesitation in coming to the assistance of people who are different than themselves. High scores indicate someone who is not deterred from working with anyone due to the age, gender, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, lifestyle, or social class of those in need.

Workplace Flexibility

The Workplace Flexibility Scale addresses adaptability to changing workplace situations and demands. Reaching solutions demands openness and willingness to adjust expectations. Higher scores on this scale indicate someone who is resilient and welcoming toward workplace requirements for change and for the application of new or different skills. Flexibility is highly valued in fast-paced or fluid environments. 

Workplace Safety

The Workplace Safety Scale addresses diligence and concern for personal safety as well as that of coworkers. Higher scores indicate due regard for the value of workplace safety rules and precautions, rather than cutting corners and taking unnecessary risks. Due concern for workplace safety and job quality is important for the welfare and productivity of workers and co-workers.

Workplace Tolerance

The Workplace Tolerance Scale addresses respect for diversity in the workplace, including respect for varied perspectives and alternative opinions and solutions. Higher scores indicate respect for people independent of such factors as age, gender, and sexual orientation. Tolerance is valuable in all settings, but most important when functions require interaction with clients, customers, suppliers, colleagues or coworkers from broadly diverse demographic backgrounds.

The Flexibility Business Mindset

FLEXIBILITY is essential in changing business environments. Workplace flexibility includes the ability to adapt to changing situations, resilience, innovativeness, and the willingness to learn and apply new skills. Our clients want to hire adaptable and innovative professionals.                                                                INSIGHT assessments are calibrated to objectively measure the nuances of how the flexibility attribute is manifested as workplace responsibilities increase. For example INSIGHT Business Professional reports on the adaptable scale.Explore our assessment solutions before you decide to hire or promote.  Call our testing specialists to help you identify the INSIGHT assessment that will give you the prescreening data you need to build a…

The Commitment Business Mindset

COMMITMENT is key to employee retention. Job commitment incorporates the desire to work hard to get things done, the pursuit of professional excellence, the drive to achieve goals and loyalty to co-workers, the job and company missions. Businesses depend on engaged, committed employees.  The INSIGHT Business assessments have been calibrated to measure how mindset attributes are applied by individuals at multiple levels in a variety of professional fields.  INSIGHT Business Professional reports on the committed scale. You know what your business needs. Review the comprehensive array of business attributes measured by INSIGHT.  Contact us to have our testing specialists help you…

The Focused Business Mindset

FOCUS improves problem solving. Taking an organized & systematic approach to problem solving requires persistence in following evidence, the desire to work through problems objectively and to increase productivity by focusing on work tasks and goals.      INSIGHT Business Professional clients want to assess the strengths and weaknesses of focused managers.            Review our assessment solutions and the mindset attributes they measure. Call us to have one of our testing specialists preview the INSIGHT assessment calibrated to report the prescreening data you need to build a team eager to get the job done right. 

The Honesty Business Mindset

HONESTY is critical for customer relations and effective teams. Honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, ethics, truthfulness and respect for property are non-negotiable.  Employees must be trustworthy. INSIGHT assessments are calibrated to objectively measure the nuances of how the honesty attribute is manifested throughout your organization. For example INSIGHT Business Professionalreports on the honorable scale. Call us before you commit to your next hire or promotion. Our testing specialists will help you get the prescreening data you need to reduce risks to your company.

The Motivation Business Attribute

MOTIVATION drives businesses forward. Motivation incorporates the work ethic and dependability of workers or the motivational drive and enthusiasm of leadership. Motivated employees willingly accept responsibilities and are committed company and team missions.INSIGHT Business Professional is calibrated to measure the motivational characteristics of management; INSIGHT Business Staff measures dependability of staff workers.Call us before you decide to hire or promote. Our testing specialists will help you identify the INSIGHT assessment that will give you the prescreening data you need to build a motivated team of strong thinkers and workers.

The Foresight Business Attribute

FORESIGHT reduces business risks. Anticipating potential problems, foreseeing consequences, being alert for personal or co-worker workplace safety and valuing safety are all components of the foresight mindset attribute. The ability to accurately interpret problem situations is a key mindset when businesses seek to reduce errors and liability costs.INSIGHT assessments are calibrated to objectively measure the nuances of how the foresight attribute is manifested as job levels and responsibilities increase. For example INSIGHT Business Professional reports on the foresightful metric and INSIGHT Business Staff reports on the workplace safety attribute.INSIGHT takes the guesswork out of personnel assessment. Comprehensive individual and group…

How INSIGHT Business measures employee thinking

INSIGHT Business targets key aspects of employee thinking.The multi-level metrics reported by the INSIGHT Business series are rigorously calibrated to document the ways effective staff members apply reasoning skills to job-related situations. Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of reasoning skills. Four INSIGHT Business assessment levels have been created to accurately reflect the range of responsibility, accountability and job requirements.  Insight Assessment uses rating levels of Superior, Strong, Moderate Decision Making Skills at this Level or Skills Not Manifested and includes an Overall numeric score.INSIGHT Executive      Executive  Decision Skills Identifying Critical Elements, Assessing Decision Options, Projecting Logical Consequences, Navigating…

INSIGHT Executive Metrics

Build a leadership team with the clear vision of what is coming and the insight to guide your company to reach its goals. The metrics reported on INSIGHT Executive have been calibrated to measure the executive mindset and decision skills. Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of thinking skills and mindset. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for each following decision skills:  Executive Mindset                                                Driven:  committed to the vigorous pursuit of professional excellence, with a consuming internal demand to achieve the vision of the organization. Discerning: displays courage and objectivity in decision making; when…

INSIGHT Business Professional Metrics

Assess 15 Essential Skills for Business Professionals You need to identify highly skilled individuals with the professional mindset and problem solving skills to achieve your company’s goals. The metrics reported on INSIGHT Business Professional have been calibrated to measure 15 essential mindset and decision-making skills.  Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and the application of critical thinking skills and mindset. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for these key aspects of strong thinking: Business Professional Mindset Judicious:  To display thoughtfulness in decision-making and an awareness that there is often more than one reasonable option and that poor…

INSIGHT Business Staff Metrics

Recruit a core staff with the work ethic and job related judgment skills needed for customer satisfaction and project success. The metrics reported on INSIGHT Business Staff have been calibrated to measure work ethic and job-related judgment skills.  Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of reasoning skills. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for each following key aspects: Business Staff Work Ethic Desire to Think: sees the value of thinking things through before making decisions and when resolving customer and workplace problems Job Commitment: is loyally oriented to the job, company goals and mission…

INSIGHT Support Metrics

Build a support staffing team that is well-prepared for today and eager to learn about your company plans for tomorrow. The metrics reported on INSIGHT Support have been calibrated to measure work ethic and work-related thinking skills.  Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of reasoning skills and mindset attributes. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for each following key aspects: Support Work Ethic  Dependability Honesty Job Commitment Workplace Safety Professionalism Workplace Tolerance Workplace Flexibility Desire to Work Desire to Learn   Workplace Thinking Skills OVERALL Thinking Skills Understanding Directions Seeing Consequences Working with…

INSIGHT Health Professional Metrics

Metrics to build a highly effective healthcare team INSIGHT Health Professional delivers objective metrics for the prescreening evaluations of new employees and for ongoing staff development programs focused on strengthening competencies. The metrics reported on INSIGHT Health Professional have been calibrated to measure the health professional mindset and reasoning skills.  Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of reasoning skills and mindset. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for each following key components of critical thinking:   Health Professional Mindset Truthseeking Open-mindedness Analyticity Confidence in Reasoning Systematicity Inquisitiveness Maturity of Judgment   OVERALL Reasoning Skill…

INSIGHT Health Staff Metrics

The metrics reported on INSIGHT Health Staff have been calibrated to assess the work ethic and workplace problem solving skills needed by effective health staff members. Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of reasoning skills land mindset attributes. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for each following key aspects of critical thinking in healthcare:   Health Staff Work Ethic Honesty Dependability Professionalism Organization Foresight Desire to Learn Desire to Think Workplace Safety Workplace Tolerance   Workplace Problem Solving Skills OVERALL Problem Solving Skill Situation Comprehension Anticipating Outcomes Evaluating Choices Numeric Literacy

INSIGHT Law Professional Metrics

The metrics reported on INSIGHT Law Professional have been  calibrated to measure the professional mindset and problem solving skills.  Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of reasoning skills. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for each following key aspects: Legal Mindset

Professional Confidence Professional confidence is the self-assurance felt by newly assigned, enrolled, hired or newly promoted individuals regarding their readiness to handle the stress, competitiveness, vocabulary, workload, instructional or orientation methods, and related complexities associated with their new role. Individuals who strongly manifest professional confidence have a positive sense of efficacy in their professional…

INSIGHT Defense Professional Metrics

Target highly skilled individuals with the professional mindset and the critical thinking skills needed for leadership decision making and problem solving. The metrics reported on INSIGHT Defense Professional have been rigorously calibrated to measure the professional mindset and reasoning skills.  Part 1 items invite agree-disagree responses to statement prompts engineered to target mindset attributes. Part 2 questions present complex, multi-layer situations. In order to respond successfully to the problems posed, individuals must apply their reasoning skills to the information provided and determine the best response from among those provided.  Based on responses to part 1 and part 2, we identify…

INSIGHT Science And Engineering Metrics

Target highly skilled individuals with the professional mindset and problem solving skills needed to achieve your company’s goals. The metrics reported on INSIGHT Science and Engineering Professional (INSIGHT SE Pro) have been calibrated to measure the professional mindset and problem solving skills.  Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of reasoning skills and mindset. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for each following key aspects: Science and Engineering Professional Mindset Truth-seeking Open-mindedness Analyticity/Foresight Systematicity/Focus Confidence in Reasoning Inquisitiveness Maturity of Judgment Resourcefulness Collaborative Overall Science and Engineering Reasoning Skills Induction Deduction Analysis Evaluation Interpretation…

Insight First Responder Metrics

Identify individuals who have the positive thinking mindset and strong critical thinking skill set needed to be effective in complex unexpected situations The metrics reported on INSIGHT First Responder have been calibrated to measure professional mindset and problem solving skills.  Based on responses, we identify how decisions were made and measure the application of reasoning skills and mindset attributes. Strengths and weaknesses are clearly reported for each following key aspects: First Responder Mindset Attributes Calm under Pressure A responder who is calm under pressure displays confidence, strength, and focus in fulfilling duties. Higher scores indicate a person who does not allow…

Scores Reported on the BRT

Each time an individual completes the BRT,  scores are reported on these scales: Analysis, Inference, Evaluation, Induction, Deduction and Reasoning Skills Overall. BRT Scale Descriptions Reasoning Skills Overall The Reasoning Skills Overall score describes overall strength in using reasoning to form reflective judgments about what to believe or what to do. To score well overall, the test taker must excel in the sustained, focused and integrated application of core thinking skills measured on this test, including analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explanation, induction and deduction. The Overall score predicts the capacity for success in educational or workplace settings which demand reasoned decision…

Scores Reported by the BCTST

The BCTST returns scores on these scales: Analysis, Evaluation, Inference, Deduction, Induction, Overall Reasoning Skills and Numeracy. BCTST Scale Descriptions   Reasoning Skills Overall The Reasoning Skills Overall score describes overall strength in using reasoning to form reflective judgments about what to believe or what to do. To score well overall, the test taker must excel in the sustained, focused and integrated application of core thinking skills measured on this test, including analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explanation, induction and deduction. The Overall score predicts the capacity for success in educational or workplace settings which demand reasoned decision making and thoughtful…

Scales Measured by the CCTST

The CCTST returns scores on these scales: Overall Reasoning Skills, Analysis, Interpretation, Evaluation, Explanation, Inference, Deduction, Induction and Numeracy. . CCTST Scale Descriptions Reasoning Skills Overall The Reasoning Skills Overall score describes overall strength in using reasoning to form reflective judgments about what to believe or what to do. To score well overall, the test taker must excel in the sustained, focused and integrated application of core thinking skills measured on this test, including analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explanation, induction and deduction. The Overall score predicts the capacity for success in educational or workplace settings which demand reasoned decision making…

CCTDI Scales

The California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory CCTDI measures seven components of aspect of the overall disposition toward using one’s critical thinking to form judgments about what to believe or what to do:  Truthseeking, Open-mindedness,  Analyticity, Systematicity, Confidence in Reasoning, Inquisitiveness and Maturity of Judgment. People may be positively, ambivalently, or negatively disposed on each of seven aspects of the overall disposition toward critical thinking. Truthseeking Truthseeking is the habit of always desiring the best possible understanding of any given situation; it is following reasons and evidence where ever they may lead, even if they lead one to question cherished beliefs. Truth-seekers ask hard, sometimes…

CSS Scales

College Student Success (CSS) measures the core critical thinking skills and mindset attributes that predict the success of college students. College Success Mindset assesses seven personal attributes which are predictive of academic persistence and success Motivation to Learn A person who is highly motivated to learn is eager to acquire the knowledge and skills required to master new subjects, processes, systems and procedures. This person is inquisitive and expects to continue learning as a means of responding to challenges and as satisfying in its own right. Drive to Succeed A person with the drive to succeed has goals and puts forth…

Scales Measured by the HSRT

The Health Sciences Reasoning Test returns objective scores on these scales: Analysis, Interpretation, Evaluation, Explanation, Inference, Deduction, Induction, Numeracy and an OVERALL reasoning skill score. HSRT Scale Descriptions Reasoning Skills Overall The Reasoning Skills Overall score describes overall strength in using reasoning to form reflective judgments about what to believe or what to do. To score well overall, the test taker must excel in the sustained, focused and integrated application of core thinking skills measured on this test, including analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explanation, induction and deduction. The Overall score predicts the capacity for success in educational or workplace settings…

Scales Measured by the TER

The Test of Everyday Reasoning (TER) returns scores on these scales: Overall Reasoning Skills Analysis, Interpretation, Evaluation, Explanation, Inference, Deduction, Induction and Numeracy. Scale Descriptions   Reasoning Skills Overall The Reasoning Skills Overall score describes overall strength in using reasoning to form reflective judgments about what to believe or what to do. To score well overall, the test taker must excel in the sustained, focused and integrated application of core thinking skills measured on this test, including analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explanation, induction and deduction. The Overall score predicts the capacity for success in educational or workplace settings which demand reasoned…

Scales of the LSRP

The LSRP is a two-part scientifically developed measure of cognitive ability which targets the core reasoning skills essential for purposeful reflective judgments in legal educational and professional practice settings, and the reasoning habits of mind and professional attributes regarded as essential for legal studies students and practicing professionals.  The LSRP is not a test of legal content knowledge. Rather, it addresses reasoning skills, habits of mind and professional interaction styles which support success in the study and practice of law.  Part One of the LSRP: Legal reasoning habits of mind and professional attributes regarded as essential for legal studies students…

MDCTI Skills and Attributes

The Military and Defense Critical Thinking Inventory (MDCTI) is a two-part scientifically developed measure of cognitive ability that evaluates the core reasoning skills and personal attributes associated with successful leadership decision making. MDCTI Part 1 assesses ten mental disciplines and attributes relevant to the expression of thought and to one’s style of interaction in decision making and professional contexts. Part 1 uses the familiar “Agree – Disagree” format; and it can be completed comfortably in less than 30 minutes on-line. Results are reported for each test-taker on all ten disciplines and attributes assessed by Part 1. First the scale is…

Quant Q Scales

The Quant Q provides five measurements of quantitative reasoning skills. Pattern Recognition Pattern recognition is the skill of recognizing meaningful patterns, progressions, functions, similarities and differences in sequences of objects, letters or numbers.  Code breaking is one application of pattern recognition. Probability Combinatorics Combinatorics focuses on determining the number of different possible arrangements of objects within a finite set, e.g. how many ways can six people arrange themselves around the dinner table?  Logical analyses that use combinatorics, along with the ability to estimate probabilities based on proportionality, are the basic building blocks for solving statistical inference problems. Out-of-the-Box Algebra Out-of-the-box…

CCTST Comparison Percentiles

Comparison Percentiles Available for the CCTST Two Year Colleges Four Year Colleges and Universities Graduate Students and Professionals Health Sciences Undergraduate Students Health Science Graduate Students STEM Undergraduate Students Research I Undergraduate Students Globally Ranked Baccalaureate Globally Ranked Graduate Regional Open-Admissions Baccalaureate

Comparison Percentiles Available for the BCTST

Comparison Percentiles for the BCTST Top Tier Business Schools Undergraduate Business Students AACSB Undergraduate Business Programs ACBSP Undergraduate Business Programs Graduate Business Programs AACSB Graduate Business Programs

Comparison Percentiles Available for the HSRT

Comparison Percentiles Available for the HSRT 2-Year Undergraduate Program Comparison Percentiles Dental Hygiene Health Sciences Programs 4-Year Undergraduate Program Comparison Percentiles Allied Health Dental Hygiene Health Sciences Nursing Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy Pharmacy Graduate Program Comparison Percentiles Dentistry Health Sciences Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Osteopathic Medicine Pharmacy Physician Assistant Physical Therapy  Individual and group scores are provided for all Insight Assessment test takers. Different groups of test takers have very different performance levels and therefore their scores differ quite a bit on scientifically developed measures of cognitive ability. It is important to understand how your group of test takers compares to…