Educational Oversight Group

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.

QEP Update SPC’s Assessment of Critical Thinking Discussion Topics

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

College of Education – Ann McNicol & Nancy Watkins

Early Childhood – Anne Sullivan Ethics – Maureen Mahoney Student Life Skills (SLS) – Michael

Earle & Kim Molinaro

Business Technologies – Holly Hoopes Communication – Bonnie Jefferis Library – Chad Mairn & Mika Nelson Nursing – Cathy King & Sarah Moseley Paralegal Studies – Christy Powers

Natural Science Dental Hygiene O&P Vet Tech Emergency

Medical Services Funeral Services Health Information

Management Hospitality &

Tourism Management

Human Services Medical

Laboratory Technology

Parks & Leisure Services

Physical Therapist Assistant

Radiography Respiratory Care Veterinary

Technology

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 Indirect Measures

Recent Alumni Survey Employer Survey CCSSE

Critical Thinking Assessment Test Administration in June (80-100

participants) College of Education – Ann McNicol & Nancy

Watkins Communications – Bonnie Jefferis Ethics – Jane Till Paralegal Studies – Christy Powers

CAT Scoring Workshop Friday, July 10 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EpiCenter 1-450

Assessment Rubric for Critical Thinking SPC’s Rubric Discipline-Specific Scenario

Student Survey of Instruction Honors: This course provides opportunities

for critical thinking through analysis and application of information.

Proposed 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.