Critical Thinking Criteria

Wil Haygood presenting to a group of facilitators.

Critical Thinking Rubric - Global Miami Plan, 2017
Skill	Subskills	Level 1 Consistently does all or almost all of the following:	Level 2 Does most or many of the following:	Level 3 Does most or many of the following:	Level 4 Consistently does all or almost all of the following:
Interpretation	Categorization Decoding Significance Clarifying Meaning	Offers biased interpretations of evidence, statements, graphics, questions, information, or the points of view of others	Misinterprets evidence, statements, graphics, questions, etc.	Accurately interprets evidence, statements, graphics, questions, etc. and determines significance	Accurately interprets evidence, statements, graphics, questions, etc. and determines significance
Analysis	Examining Ideas Identifying Arguments Analyzing Arguments	Fails to identify or hastily dismisses strong, relevant counter-arguments	Fails to identify strong, relevant counter-arguments	Identifies relevant arguments (reasons and claims) pro and con within the problem context	Identifies the salient arguments (reasons and claims) pro and con within the problem context
Evaluation	Assessing Claims Assessing Arguments	Ignores or superficially evaluates obvious alternative points of view	Ignores or superficially evaluates obvious alternative points of view	Offers analyses and evaluations of obvious alternative points of view	Thoughtfully analyzes and evaluates major alternative points of view
Inference	Querying Evidence Conjecturing Alternatives Drawing Conclusions	Argues using fallacious or irrelevant reasons, and unwarranted claims	Draws unwarranted or fallacious conclusions	Draws warranted, non-fallacious conclusions by querying evidence or conjecturing alternatives	Draws warranted, judicious, non-fallacious conclusions by querying evidence and conjecturing alternatives
Explanation	Stating Results Justifying Procedures Presenting Arguments	Does not justify results or procedures, nor explain reasons	Justifies few results or procedures, seldom explains reasons	Justifies some results or procedures, explains reasons	Justifies key results and procedures, explains assumptions
Self-Regulation (Objectivity)	Self-examination Self-correction	Regardless of the evidence or reasons, maintains or defends views based on self-interest or preconceptions	Regardless of the evidence or reasons, maintains or defends views based on self-interest or preconceptions	Fair-mindedly follows where evidence and reasons lead	Fair-mindedly follows where evidence and reasons lead

Adapted from Peter A. Facione, Norren Facione, and The California Academic Press, 1994.