Download - “ The Dephi Report ” Report
“The Dephi The Dephi ReportReport” Report
(subtitled: What I read this summer)
What is The Delphi The Delphi ReportReport? An overview of the skill and
dispositional dimensions of critical thinking
Fifteen recommendations pertaining to critical thinking instruction and assessment
Download the Executive Summary: http://www.insightassessment.com/dex.html
Who created The The Delphi ReportDelphi Report? 46 experts (mostly college
professors) from a variety of disciplines such as philosophy, education and the social sciences contributed ideas
Peter Facione, currently Provost at Loyola University, compiled the report
Why “Delphi” (you)? On the notecard, write a few
phrases that come to mind when you hear “Delphi” or “Delphi Method”
Share ideas
How was The Delphi The Delphi ReportReport created (step 1)? The “Delphi Method” is a method of
structuring group communication to achieve consensus
Central investigator organizes an expert panel and presents the initial question
“How should college level critical thinking be defined so that college professors know which skills and dispositions to cultivate?”
How was The Delphi The Delphi ReportReport created (step 2)? Central investigator receives all
responses to the question Central investigator summarizes
responses and transmits them to the expert panel
Experts express agreement or disagreement with the summary
How was The Delphi The Delphi ReportReport created (step 3)? When consensus is near, central
investigator proposes this and asks if the experts agree
If not, points of disagreement are registered
All comments throughout the process are anonymous
Why Critical Thinking?
Teaching thinking is central to the idea of a liberal education
Philosopher John Dewey was one of the first educators to stress the centrality of reflective thinking
Reflective thinking, critical thinking, higher-order thinking - no consensus definition until the Delphi Report
Why is The Delphi The Delphi ReportReport important? First consensus definition of critical
thinking According to a California study,
89% of faculty said critical thinking was a primary objective but…
Only 19% could give a clear definition and…
Only 9% were teaching for critical thinking on a typical class day
What does The The Delphi ReportDelphi Report say? Critical thinking involves six major
cognitive skills Critical thinking requires certain
affective dispositions such as inquisitiveness, self-confidence and open-mindedness
Critical thinking can be assessed
Later today... Discuss critical thinking
assessment methods But first…
Lunch