CROSS-DISCIPLINE ASSESSMENT FOR CRITICAL THINKING

Achievement / Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
Problem-Solving / Defines a problem and analyzes a number of alternative solutions / Defines a problem and analyzes at least two different solutions / Has difficulty defining a problem; may present only one solution / Cannot define a problem or cannot present a solution to a defined problem
Evaluating Evidence / Tests all evidence against reliable criteria and/r standards; includes analysis of practical and ethical implications / Tests most evidence against reliable criteria and/or standards; includes analysis of practical and ethical implications / May not test evidence or may not use reliable criteria and/or standards. Does not consider practical or ethical implications / Does not test evidence or show evidence of practical or ethical implications
Logic / Draws well supported conclusions; demonstrates understanding of the difference between fact and pinion; no logic fallacies / Most conclusions are well supported; rarely confuses fact and opinion or demonstrates fallacies in logic / Frequently conclusions may not be supported with evidence; often does not distinguish between fact and opinion; logic fallacies are frequent / Conclusions with no support; does not distinguish between fact and opinion; logic fallacies are frequent
Discipline- or Assignment-Specific Requirements
(as determined by the instructor) / Meets all of the following assignment requirements: / Meets almost all of the following assignment requirements: / Does not meet several of the following assignment requirements: / Does not meet most or any of the following assignment requirements: