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Critical thinking has been defined over time by many philosophers, educators, researchers, etc. Although definitions contain a series of common skills, there are various details. Critical thinking is important for individuals to make logical decisions possible and can make life quality better. It is a deliberate act of analysing and evaluating elements of reasoning systematically. Having all this in mind, assessing people`s critical thinking skills is difficult. Main assessment methods are multiple choice tests, multiple choice questions with justification, short essays and performance tests. The most common method among them is multiple choice tests which are easy to apply. However they have some disadvantages such as the lack of comprehensiveness and providing valid results. Hence there are alternative methods, which depend on the purpose of assessment. This paper compares a series of assessment methods for critical thinking and gives an idea for appropriate assessment of critical thinking in project based learning. For this purpose 29 high school students` critical thinking skills are investigated in project based learning by using multiple choice tests, multiple choice questions with justification, short essays and performance tests. Advantages and disadvantages of assessment methods are compared to obtain proper method to use in project based learning. |
