Critical Thinking in Everyday Life

Supplemental Information:

• Criticalthinking-tool.pdf (293.5 KB) download

Assessment Type:

20 point-scale questions

Scale:

5-point Likert-type self-report questionnaire

Publication Date:

Dec 21, 2010

Respondent:

12-18 years old

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Attitude, Competence

Sample items:

I develop my ideas by gathering information. I usually have more than one source of information before making a decision

Reliability:

internal consistency: .72

Validity:

Content/Face validity: This survey is based on Lerner's 5-C's, a well established and respected live skills model.

Frequency:

rarely

Administration time:

15 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

Mincemoyer, C., Perkins, D. F., & Munyua, C. (2001).Youth Life Skills Evaluation project at Penn State. Instrument also cited by the CYFAR Life Skills Project at Texas A&M University.

Comments:

STEM Criteria

Science

No

Technology

No

Engineering

No

Math

No