1. Educational Oversight Group
Critical Thinking Subcommittee of the
Educational Oversight Group

2. Agenda
Overview & Update
Process Measures & Assessment
Recommendations

3. Focus
Enhancing student learning by improving students’ ability to think critically

4. Critical Thinking Subcommittee
Provide added scrutiny and emphasis on critical thinking assessments.
Review institutional data from critical thinking assessments and identify goals and objectives to improve student learning.

5. Critical Thinking Resources
Assessment
Initiatives
Student Success
Professional
Development
Critical Thinking Resources

6. Recommendations
It is recommended to promote the Gateway Website ( via the main SPC Webpage, department Webpages, and other publications (i.e., Blue & White).

7. Recommendations
Concerning discipline-specific assessments for critical thinking, it is recommended that SPC work toward encouraging faculty to make known what critical thinking assessments and activities they are utilizing.

8. Recommendations
After considering the various critical thinking assessments and comparing institutional benefit, it is recommended that ePortfolio resources be reallocated to administration of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE).

9. Questions? Enhancing student learning by
Improving students’ ability to think critically
Questions?