Critical Thinking

CRITICAL THINKING: CREATIVE THINKING, INNOVATION, INQUIRY, AND ANALYSIS, EVALUATION AND SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION

Critical Thinking ranks among the most in-demand skills for job candidates. Critical thinkers bring creative solutions to the table and help businesses innovate and remain competitive. Developing critical thinking skills helps students become a valued member of any team – at work, at school, or anywhere else that solid decision-making skills are needed. At UTA, faculty understand that critical thinking is a skill and is not necessarily an automatic thought process. The rubrics used to evaluate Critical Thinking, appear below, along with results reports from Core Curriculum Objective assessment activities Critical Thinking at UTA.

Rubrics

• Critical Thinking Rubric
• Critical Thinking/Inquiry/Analysis Rubric for the Creative Arts

Results Reports: Critical Thinking

• Measuring Critical Thinking, June 2019 Report
• Measuring Critical Thinking, May 2018 Report
• Measuring Critical Thinking, Spring 2018 Report
• Innovating the Assessment of Critical Thinking, Fall 2017
• Combining Two AAC&U VALUE Rubrics to Assess Critical Thinking at The University of Texas at Arlington, Fall 2016 Report
• Critical Thinking Report from Sociology, Fall 2016
• Critical Thinking Report from the Psychology Department, Fall 2016
• Critical-thinking Assessment Test (CAT) 2016 Report
• Report on the Signature Assignment in Political Science Core Curriculum Courses
• Assessment of Critical Thinking Using the AAC&U VALUE Rubric at The University of Texas at Arlington, Spring 2015
• Critical Thinking Assessment Test (CAT) 2014 Report