California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI)

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Instrument Overview

The CCTDI (P. A. Facione & N. C. Facione, 1992) was developed, validated, and used to assess students‘ disposition toward critical thinking (CT). It consisted of 75 statements, divided into seven subscales: Truth-seeking, Open-mindedness, Analyticity, Systematicity, Self-confidence, Inquisitiveness, and Maturity. Responses were made on a 6-point Likert-type scale. The CCTDI reports a total score, which is the sum of its seven subscales, ranging from 70 to 420. A total score more than 280 indicates a positive overall disposition toward CT. The development and validation process is described in P. A. Facione and N. C. Facione (1992).

Organization

Topic
Student Well-Being
Collection(s): AIR Student Well-Being
Collection Category(ies)
Student Academic Dispositions and Learning Strategies

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Tags
Higher education,
Social and emotional learning

Content

Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Responsible Decision Making ; Self Awareness ; Curiosity ; Systemicity ; Analyticity ; Integrity ; Confidence ; Critical Thinking
Languages
English,
Spanish,
Chinese,
Arabic,
Dutch,
Finnish,
German,
Hebrew,
Icelandic,
Italian,
Japanese,
Korean,
Malay,
Thai,
Turkish,
Portuguese,
French Canadian,
Indonesian,
Farsi
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
30 minutes
Administration
Computer,
Paper

Access and Use

Contact

California Academic Press
Insight Assessment
650-697-5628
1735 N 1st Street, Suite 306
San Jose, CA 95112-4511 USA

Link
https://www.insightassessment.com/product/cctdi
Open Access
No
Setting
Classroom,
College

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Bondy, K. N., Koenigseder, L. A., Ishee, J. H., & Williams, B. G. (2001). Psychometric properties of the California critical thinking tests. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 9(3), 309-328. https://doi.org/10.1891/1061-3749.9.3.309

Facione, N. C., Facione, P. A., & Sanchez, C. A. (1994). Critical thinking disposition as a measure of competent clinical judgment: The development of the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory. Journal of Nursing Education, 33(8), 345-350. https://doi.org/10.3928/0148-4834-19941001-05

Kakai, H. (2003). Re-examining the factor structure of the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory. Perceptual and motor skills, 96(2), 435-438. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.2003.96.2.435

Walsh, C. M. & Hardy, R. C. (1997). Factor structure stability of the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory across sex and various students‘ majors. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 85(3), 1211 - 1228. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1997.85.3f.1211

Yeh, M. L. (2002). Assessing the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 39(2), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00019-0