ILO 5 - Critical Thinking

Students demonstrate critical thinking.

Introduction to Critical Thinking for LLU

In today’s world it is important for all LLU graduates to have excellent professional skills in addition to being experts in their fields in both knowledge and skills. LLU graduates should have excellent critical thinking, oral and written communication, information literacy, and quantitative reasoning skills that are appropriate to their discipline and level. Whole patient care depends on these kinds of professionals. Thus, clinical versions of the rubrics or those from professional accreditors are appropriate to use with students in clinical programs. It is an alternative assessment approach for programs that have trouble using the standard Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) and rubrics to fit their discipline/profession and level.

LLU Critical Thinking Rubrics

• Critical Thinking Rubric Updated 9.02.14
• LLU LibGuide: ILO Resources

Professional Institutional Learning Outcomes

In today’s world it is important for all LLU graduates to have excellent professional skills in addition to being experts in their fields in both knowledge and skills.  Certainly LLU graduates should have excellent critical thinking, oral and written communication, information literacy, and quantitative reasoning skills that are appropriate to their discipline and level. Whole patient care depends on these kinds of professionals. Thus, clinical versions of the rubrics or those from professional accreditors are now appropriate to use with students in clinical programs. It is an alternative assessment approach for programs that have trouble using the standard Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) and rubrics to fit their discipline/profession and level.

LLU Professional Critical Thinking Rubric

To learn more about Professional ILOs, read this:

• Professional ILOs
• Professional Critical Thinking Rubric
• LLU Professionalism Rubric

Additional Resources

Instructional Strategy

• Critical Thinking Testing and Assessment: The Critical Thinking Community
  A list of various resources.
• The Critical Thinking Community

Recommended by LLU Faculty

• Critical Thinking on the Web: A Directory of Quality Online Resources
  A host of resources on critical thinking.

   

• Insight Assessment: Measuring Critical Thinking Worldwide
  A comprehensive list of critical thinking assessment instruments. Click on "Tests and Measures" from the top navigation menu.