Transcript Educational Oversight Group   Formed to review institutional data from critical thinking assessments and identify goals and objectives to improve student learning. Consists of.

Educational Oversight Group
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Formed to review institutional data from critical
thinking assessments and identify goals and objectives
to improve student learning.
Consists of members of the Quality Enhancement
Committee, Institutional Effectiveness staff, and
Program Directors whose faculty are involved in
Academic Round Tables.
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QEP Update
SPC’s Assessment of Critical Thinking
Discussion Topics
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2008 & 2009 Faculty Champions and Academic Round
Tables
2010 Programs
ART Beach Retreat
SPC Reads
Spring Critical Thinking Institute – March 26 & 27, 2009
Critical Thinking Assessment Test (CAT)
Instructional Portfolio – The Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning
Critical Thinking Gateway Website
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College of Education – Ann McNicol & Nancy
Watkins
Early Childhood – Anne Sullivan
Ethics – Maureen Mahoney
Student Life Skills (SLS) – Michael Earle &
Kim Molinaro
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Business Technologies – Holly Hoopes
Communication – Bonnie Jefferis
Library – Chad Mairn & Mika Nelson
Nursing – Cathy King & Sarah Moseley
Paralegal Studies – Christy Powers
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Natural Science
Dental Hygiene
O&P
Vet Tech
Emergency Medical
Services
Funeral Services
Health Information
Management
Hospitality & Tourism
Management
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Human Services
Medical Laboratory
Technology
Parks & Leisure
Services
Physical Therapist
Assistant
Radiography
Respiratory Care
Veterinary Technology
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Direct Measures
CAT: Critical Thinking Test from Tennessee
Technological University
 ETS MAPP: Assessment of General Education
 ETS iSKILLS: Assessment of Information Literacy
 ARC: SPC’s Rubric for Critical Thinking – uses
discipline specific scenarios
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Indirect Measures
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Recent Alumni Survey
Employer Survey
CCSSE
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Critical Thinking Assessment Test
Administration in June (80-100 participants)
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College of Education – Ann McNicol & Nancy
Watkins
Communications – Bonnie Jefferis
Ethics – Jane Till
Paralegal Studies – Christy Powers
CAT Scoring Workshop
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Friday, July 10
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
EpiCenter 1-450
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Assessment Rubric for Critical Thinking
SPC’s Rubric
Discipline-Specific Scenario
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Student Survey of Instruction
Honors: This course provides opportunities for
critical thinking through analysis and
application of information.
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In this course, I learned new ways to approach complex questions.
The course allowed me to consider ideas different than my own.
This course provided me opportunities to think critically about
complex ideas.
The assignments in this course encouraged me to think critically.
This course provide me the opportunity to reflect on my own thinking.