Throughout the world, in academic, business, arts and social spheres, there is increasing evidence that critical thinking is crucial to success. Our customers rely on Insight Assessment’s high quality tools and customer services to apply metrics to their problems. Here’s a collection of articles describing the many ways assessing and improving critical thinking is being integrated in improvement programs. Topics include Health Science, College and University, K-12, Data Collection, Business Solutions, Law and Military.
Browse a sampling of how Insight Assessment clients are using our measurement tools to meet their assessment goals–and why good reasoning skills are important in everyone’s life.
Assessing thinking is the first step to improve the quality of decision-making. Individuals, small and large groups make progress when they make a commitment to improving thinking skills and mindset. People who cannot think as well as we need them to think, whether they are workers, parents, children, supervisors, teachers, soldiers or elders impact the success of our schools, businesses and society. When objective measures reveal weaknesses in reasoning skills and mindset, there are effective training and teaching techniques that can be used to strengthen those skills and to foster a more positive mindset toward thinking and reasoning. There is probably…
People who cannot think as well as we need them to think, whether they are workers, parents, children, supervisors, teachers, soldiers or elders impact the success of our schools, businesses and society. What can be done when a weakness in thinking skills has been identified in a group of students or workers?Is this weakness simply a matter of their skills, or is it a question of their habits of mind, that is, their disposition toward using thinking as a preferred means of problem solving and decision making? Are they approaching important problems and decisions with the disposition to closed-mindedness, resistance to…
Weak critical thinking skills show themselves in many ways: critical and costly errors, repeated mistakes, bad decisions, failed systems, inaction when action is needed, the giving of bad advice, inaccurate assumptions, the poor design of training programs, the poor evaluation of educational curricula, the lack of anticipated action… the list is long. Weakness in critical thinking skill results in loss of opportunities, of financial resources, of relationships, and even loss of life. There is probably no other attribute more worthy of measure than critical thinking skills.Human reasoning and problem solving processes are highly complex but not impossible to analyze, measure…
The importance of quantitative reasoning skills (numeracy) Numeracy is simply the application of critical thinking skills like, analysis and interpretation, along with mathematical basics, like algebra, to quantitative information. Numeracy refers to the ability to solve quantitative reasoning problems, or to making judgments derived from quantitative reasoning in a variety of contexts. It is more than being able to compute or calculate a solution to a mathematical equation. Numeracy includes understanding how quantitative information is gathered, represented, and correctly interpreted using graphs, charts, tables and diagrams. A person with strong numeracy skills can apply his or her knowledge of numbers,…
Why everyone needs critical thinkingGood decision-making requires good critical thinking.We often fail to notice the importance of critical thinking in everyday life. We are all making decisions, daily, that impact not only ourselves, but our families, our country and the world. When stakes and consequences are high, strong thinking skills are vital.Critical thinking skills and a lifelong learning mindset are required when purposeful and reflective judgment is needed.Strong critical thinking and success Good thinking skills are not optional. They are an essential life skill.Critical thinking is important in education. Learning demands strength in thinking skills. The ability to learn requires the interpretation…
Weak critical thinking skills show themselves in many ways: dangerous and costly errors, repeated mistakes, bad decisions, failed systems, inaction when action is needed, the giving of bad advice, inaccurate assumptions, the poor design of training programs, the poor evaluation of educational curricula, the lack of anticipated action… The list of examples of poor critical thinking is long. Weakness in critical thinking skill results in loss of opportunities, of financial resources, of relationships, and even loss of life. There is probably no other attribute more worthy of measure than critical thinking skills. Risks of poor thinking Too often the consequences…
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