Critical Thinking Rubric - Winona

1 Critical Thinking Rubric Critical Thinking can mean many things. For this assignment, The CCC AssessmentTeam is interested in how you draw meaning from information. We re looking forevidence that you can work effectively with each of the modes of thought listed as A-Dbelow. Next to each mode you can see the scoring guide that we will use to assess eachpaper (4 is high and 1 is low). By the time these scores are assigned, your paper will becompletely anonymous, so these scores cannot affect your grade or transcript in any , your teacher will explain how your work will be evaluated for your course.

2 4 3 2 1A. GIVENO bserves anddescribes giveninformation inrelation to aquestionIdentifies appropriate main issue anddescribes it accurately, selects keycomponent points, recognizes prioritiesamong details in relation to givenquestion, picks up unstated inappropriate main issue ornone at all, describes issue inaccurately,fails to identify key component points,loses focus on given question. 4 3 2 1B.

3 WHEREASA nalyzes the givenmaterial and showsstructure of anargumentShows connections among key pointswith a visible structure (diagram, outline,etc.), indicates contradictions andcontinuities, shows cause & effectrelationships, demonstrates sound logicleading toward a key points or shows inability tomanipulate them, shows confusion aboutrelationships among key points, usesfaulty logic, fails to create order fromdetails. 4 3 2 1C. THEREFORE Responds toquestion withconclusion states conclusion or hypothesis,shows how it emerges from the evidence,demonstrates its relationship to the no comprehensible conclusionor hypothesis, wanders from the givenquestion.

4 4 3 2 1D. AND SO ..Evaluatesconclusion orhypothesis withinrelevant assesses conclusion orhypothesis in terms of reliability andfurther evidence needed, assesses externalimplications of the conclusion/hypothesiswithin a larger to assess conclusion, raises noadditional questions, fails to place theargument within a relevant larger FOR ANALYTIC SCORING OFRUBRIC FOR ANALYTIC SCORING OF Critical THINKINGCRITICAL THINKINGAG iven ..BWhereas.

5 CTherefore ..DAnd so ..4 Sup-eriorIdentifies appropriatemain issue anddescribes it accurately,selects key componentpoints, recognizespriorities among detailsin relation to givenquestion, picks upunstated implicationsShows connectionsamong key points with avisible structure(diagram, outline, etc.),indicates contradictionsand continuities, showscause & effectrelationships,demonstrates sound logicleading toward statesconclusion orhypothesis, showshow it emerges fromthe evidence,demonstrates itsrelationship to thegiven assessesconclusion orhypothesis in terms ofits reliability and itsneed for furtherevidence, assessesimplications of theconclusion/hypothesiswithin a larger context3 Prof-icientIdentifies appropriatemain issue and selectscomponent points.

6 Doesnot recognize somepriorities among detailsin relation to givenquestionIdentifies mostconnections among keypoints, shows thestructure of an argumentbased on key points,sketches out appropriatelogicStates conclusion orhypothesis, showshow it emerges fromthe evidence, answersthe given questionAssesses conclusion orhypothesis in terms ofits own strength andmentions appropriatelarger implications2 Essen-tialInadequately identifiesthe main issue, someambiguity indescription of issue,identifies few of thekey component pointsIdentifies some keypoints, creates some orderfrom details, but it isincompleteIndicates conclusionor hypothesis, answersthe question butexplanation is weakand not supported byevidenceIndicates weak butrelevant reflection onstrength andimplications ofconclusion orhypothesis1 Inprog-ressIdentifies inappropriatemain issue or none atall, describes issueinaccurately, fails toidentify componentpoints, loses focus ongiven key points orshows inability tomanipulate them, showsconfusion aboutrelationships among keypoints, uses faulty logic,fails to create order nocomprehensibleconclusion orhypothesis.

7 Wandersfrom the to assessconclusion, raises noappropriate additionalquestions, fails toplace the argumentwithin a relevantlarger context.