Tennessee Tech University

Evaluates Critical Thinking Skills Valued by Faculty and Employers

Skills Assessed by CAT Instrument

Evaluating Information

• Separate factual information from inferences.
• Interpret numerical relationships in graphs.
• Understand the limitations of correlational data.
• Evaluate evidence and identify inappropriate conclusions.

Creative Thinking

• Identify alternative interpretations for data or observations.
• Identify new information that might support or contradict a hypthesis.
• Explain how new information can change a problem.

Learning and Problem Solving

• Separate relevant from irrelevant information.
• Integrate information to solve problems.
• Learn and apply new information.
• Use mathematical skills to solve real-world problems.

Communication

• Communicate ideas effectively.

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