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Twelfth Annual Western Assessment Conference

March 20, 2008
western assessment workshop assessment of critical thinking and problem solving in Biology

The Assessment of Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Biology Workshop

Dr. Kathryn Dickson (above, far right, standing) and Dr. Anne Houtman (above, far right, seated) gave a workshop about critical thinking and problem solving in Biology, based on the California State University Fullerton Student Learning Outcome assessment project ongoing at their university since 1993.
Dr Kathryn Dickson presents the first half of the assessment of critical thinking and problem solving in biology workshop
Dr. Kathryn Dickson opened the workshop, and presented information for the first half, and Dr. Anne Houtman, Director of General Education Biology, finished the presentation.
Dr. Anne Houtman and Dr. Kathryn Dickson working with groups at the assessment of critical thinking and problem solving in biology workshop.
Dr. Houtman and Dr. Dickson presented a few of the actual assessment rubrics developed over the course of their program, and gave the workshop participants an opportunity to work on developing their own assessment strategies and evaluations that would fit their particular discipline.

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