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Critical Thinking Rubric

Critical Thinking Rubric. The Professor Magda Vasillov General Education and Assessment Committee Rubrics for Lunch November 19, 2009 Gina Cicco, Ed.D. Agenda. Introduction Why use critical thinking rubrics? Our Rubric Bloom’s Taxonomy Putting the Rubric to Work Examples for practice

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Critical Thinking Rubric

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  1. Critical Thinking Rubric The Professor Magda Vasillov General Education and Assessment Committee Rubrics for Lunch November 19, 2009 Gina Cicco, Ed.D.

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Why use critical thinking rubrics? • Our Rubric • Bloom’s Taxonomy • Putting the Rubric to Work • Examples for practice • Group activity • Discussion • Conclusion • Questions & comments

  3. Why Critical Thinking Rubrics? • Primary objective of a college education • Defining critical thinking • Measuring critical thinking ability • Promote thinking and learning • Help students reflect on and improve their thinking and writing abilities (metacognition) • Help teachers teach and evaluate, instructional tools

  4. Why Critical Thinking Rubrics? • Provides a more global assessment of performance than the checklist-based method • Clarify expectations and learning objectives for various types of assignments • Allows for faculty and peer assessment and an ongoing exchange of feedback

  5. Bloom’s Taxonomy

  6. Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives • First three categories are hierarchical • Basic knowledge: memorizing facts, figures, and basic processes • Secondary comprehension: understanding and illustrating the facts • Application: generalizing the facts to other contexts and situations

  7. Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives • Last three categories are not hierarchical, require knowledge and comprehension of content, and are considered higher-order skills • Analysis: understanding why the facts are the way they are; breaking problems down • Synthesis: making connections between different elements on one’s own • Evaluation: critically using one’s knowledge to ascertain the quality of information

  8. Hostos Critical Thinking Rubric Hostos Draft http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/pdf/Critical%20Thinking.pdf AAC&U Value Rubric http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/pdf/aacus09_criticalthinkingrubric.pdf

  9. In Practice • Easy to use and to explain • Make teachers’ expectations very clear • Provide students with informative feedback about their strengths and areas in need of improvement • Support learning • Support the development of skills • Support the development of understanding • Support higher-order thinking

  10. Group Activity Please read the assignment… Use the rubric to score the sample assignment… What feedback/comments would you provide this student? Discuss in small groups…

  11. Conclusion • Discussion • Questions • Comments • Suggestions • Thank you… please provide your feedback so we can improve the rubrics!!!

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