Faculty Resources

R e s o u r c e s

D e s c r i p t i o n s

An introductory discussion on improving students' critical thinking abilities.

The American Philosophical Association expert consensus statement defining critical Thinking

Foundation works to integrate research and theoretical developments, and to create events and resources designed to help educators improve their instruction.

The Critical Thinking Consortium

An internationally renowned, non-profit association of education professionals who are committed to promoting critical thinking from primary to post-secondary education through professional development, publications and research.

Streamlined Critical Thinking

"Critical thinking, as the term is generally used these days, roughly means reasonable and reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do. In doing such thinking, one is helped by the employment of a set of critical thinking dispositions and abilities that I shall outline, and that can serve as a set of comprehensive goals for a critical thinking curriculum and its assessment. Pedagogical usefulness, not elegance or mutual exclusiveness, is the purpose of this outline." Robert H. Ennis.

Baloney

A Skeptic's Dictionary that features definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, and provides detailed information on things supernatural, paranormal, and pseudoscientific.

Chance

A site to help students think critically about probability and statistics.

Training for Full Implementation

This PowerPoint presentation is used for training of faculty and staff in the step-by-step development of a rubric for critical thinking assessment.

Critical Thinking Outcomes

This document leads individuals through a series of steps to create measurable critical thinking outcomes.

Myths

Common myths about assessment.

Great Critical Thinkers

A list of links to some great critical thinkers.