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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I have used the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI). This is a self-report measure of abstract thinking. It has limited use from my perspective.
The objective CCTBCT sounds more useful. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">RSU currently uses the ETS Proficiency Profile to measure critical thinking more broadly. We test a random sample of entering freshmen, second semester sophomores,
and beginning this year seniors. We use an enrollment hold on freshmen and sophomores as a negative reinforcer and then award them $10 at the bookstore or dining hall when the test is complete as a positive reinforcer.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I’m very interested in knowing how other institutions evaluate critical thinking.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#373737;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.”
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Orison S. Marden<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mary A. Millikin, Ph.D.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Assistant Vice President for Accountability and Academics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Rogers State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(918) 343-7605<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:mmillikin@rsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">mmillikin@rsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> okairp-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:okairp-bounces@lists.onenet.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karla Oty<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 14, 2015 3:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'okairp@lists.onenet.net'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Krystal Brue; Sylvia Burgess<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OKAIR] Online Critical Thinking Test<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking for a critical thinking test that can be given online for assessment in our Interdisciplinary Studies program. If you have used either one of the following tests, or if you have another critical thinking test that you have
used that you like, would you please let us know your opinions?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Online Critical Thinking Basic Concepts Test
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/online-critical-thinking-basic-concepts-test/679">http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/online-critical-thinking-basic-concepts-test/679</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.insightassessment.com/Products/Products-Summary/Critical-Thinking-Skills-Tests/California-Critical-Thinking-Skills-Test-CCTST"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">http://www.insightassessment.com/Products/Products-Summary/Critical-Thinking-Skills-Tests/California-Critical-Thinking-Skills-Test-CCTST</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We appreciate any feedback that you can give us.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Karla<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Karla J. Oty, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director, Institutional Research, Assessment, and Accountability<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cameron University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2800 W. Gore Blvd<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lawton, OK 73505<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(580) 581-2899<o:p></o:p></p>
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