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Utilization of Critical Thinking Skills Assessment Tools

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1.  A professional would like to make a generalization based on an available pool of data towards a wider population. What type of reasoning is this professional employing?
  1. Deduction
  2. Analysis
  3. Inferential
  4. Pragmatic
2.  Along with the use of critical thinking skill assessment tools, an academic practitioner should utilize which of the following supports to facilitate a higher level of student-driven information processing?
  1. Technology-enriched environments
  2. Learning management systems
  3. Printed material
  4. Multi-language didactic strategies
3.  Which component of team-building skills can the utilization of critical thinking skill assessment tools address directly?
  1. Interpersonal communication styles
  2. Affect and behavior
  3. Mood and temperament
  4. Conflict isolation
4.  What are some disadvantages of utilizing a critical thinking skill assessment tool as a pre-clinical readiness tool?
  1. Increases test taker insight within current critical thinking capacities
  2. Able to deduce an area of weakness in critical thinking skills
  3. Can be a predicting factor into clinical educational outcomes
  4. Cost
5.  What is the role of the evaluator when implementing a critical thinking skill assessment as a means of measuring pre-clinical readiness?
  1. Analyzing data to assess pre-clinical readiness
  2. Inferring data based on a larger population
  3. Deduction of problem areas
  4. Increasing confidence on available critical thinking capacities
6.  What are some clear outcomes of utilizing a critical thinking skill assessment for program admissions processes?
  1. Increases applicant numbers for an existing program
  2. Enhances interviewer subjectivity in making an informed decision
  3. Supplements existing data in order to objectify the admissions process
  4. Deters applicants from applying due to a perceived burden
7.  How do these assessment tools support OT admission processes?
  1. Holistic interpretation of the client
  2. Provides applicants with a sense of individualization
  3. Deters the notion that all undergraduate/graduate admissions processes are based on academic achievement alone
  4. All of the above
8.  What are some clear outcomes of utilizing a critical thinking skill assessment for team building sessions?
  1. Can increase insight and awareness within interpersonal communication
  2. Should be used to address conflict resolution through passive engagement
  3. Can instill perceptions of self-confidence and resiliency
  4. Can foster a greater degree of self esteem
9.  What of the following is NOT TRUE for the use of critical thinking skill assessments in the assessment of pre-clinical readiness?
  1. Can predict whether or not a student will have a successful outcome
  2. Should be utilized as a means of supplementing a students self perceptions of their critical thinking skills
  3. Can identify areas of weakness
  4. Can foster a greater degree of student driven insight into their own level of confidence
10.  What of the following is NOT TRUE for the use of critical thinking skill assessments within the use of program admissions?
  1. Is a sole determinant of admissions
  2. Can serve as an objective criteria for academic aptitude
  3. Can identify areas of weakness
  4. Can serve as an objective criteria for candidate rejection

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