ERIC Number: EJ1052629
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1942-2504
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The California Critical Thinking Skills Test and Business School Performance
Bycio, Peter; Allen, Joyce S.
American Journal of Business Education, v2 n8 p1-8 2009
An intent of many business programs is to enhance the critical thinking capabilities of their students. Since AACSB accreditation requires evidence that business schools fulfill their goals, our students were required to take the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST). As expected, the CCTST was significantly related to SAT performance and to Business Core GPA. Nonetheless, the especially strong relationships with components thought to emphasize critical thinking, such as performance in the business capstone course, were not observed. SAT scores alone predicted 56% of the variance in CCTST. None of our other predictors added significantly to this total.
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Analysis, Performance Based Assessment, Achievement Tests, Achievement Rating, Skill Development, Business Skills, Business Administration Education, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, College Outcomes Assessment, Investigations, Standardized Tests, Grade Point Average, Correlation, Majors (Students), Gender Differences, Accreditation (Institutions), Multiple Regression Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: California Critical Thinking Skills Test (College); SAT (College Admission Test)
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