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Understanding The Delphi Report: Insights on Critical Thinking Instruction

The Delphi Report provides a comprehensive overview of critical thinking's skill and dispositional dimensions. Compiled by Peter Facione and 46 experts from various disciplines, it outlines 15 key recommendations for critical thinking instruction and assessment. The report emphasizes the importance of reflective thinking in a liberal education and offers a consensus definition of critical thinking, which is essential for effective teaching. Download the Executive Summary for further insights: http://www.insightassessment.com/dex.html

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Understanding The Delphi Report: Insights on Critical Thinking Instruction

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  1. “The Dephi Report” Report (subtitled: What I read this summer)

  2. What is The Delphi Report? • 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

  3. Who created The Delphi 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

  4. Why “Delphi” (you)? • On the notecard, write a few phrases that come to mind when you hear “Delphi” or “Delphi Method” • Share ideas

  5. How was The Delphi Report 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?”

  6. How was The Delphi Report 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

  7. How was The Delphi Report 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

  8. 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

  9. Why is The Delphi Report 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

  10. What does The Delphi 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

  11. Later today... • Discuss critical thinking assessment methods • But first… • Lunch

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