Angelina College Quality Enhancement Plan

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Angelina College Quality Enhancement Plan

• Critical Thinking Skills A Key for Successful
  Student Learning Outcomes in All Disciplines

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Our Q.E.P. Goals

• Establish a common understanding of the tools and
  concepts of critical thinking among college
  administration, faculty, and staff.
• Implement and use tools for teaching critical
  thinking skills across the curricula.
• Angelina College graduates will be able to apply
  critical thinking skills and strategies in their
  academic, professional, and personal lives.

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Critical thinking a definition

• Angelina College believes critical thinking is
  the dynamic process of questioning preconceptions
  and biases through the gathering and evaluation
  of data to reach new conclusions that consider
  realistic implications and consequences.

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Key Objectives

• Initial focus on professional development
• Provide organizational structure to
  implement/assess plan effectively
• Provide organizational structure for ongoing
  professional development and support for the plan

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Spring, 2006

• Professional development for faculty
• Selection of division facilitators
• Analysis of data from Fall 2005 PSYC 0300
• Develop CT web page for sharing resources

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Summer and Fall, 2006

• Continue professional development
• Develop systematic plan to implement teaching of
  CT strategies across curricula
• Begin gradual implementation/assessment in
  selected courses

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Ongoing

• Continue professional development
• Continue gradual implementation in additional
  selected courses
• Continue evaluation and modification of the
  plan