Table 1.

Critical thinking assessment characteristics.

	CCTDI a	CCTST b	CCTT c	CM3 d	E-W e	HCTA f	TER g	W-GII h
Construct	Disposition	Skills	Skills	Disposition	Skills	Skills	Skills	Skills
Respondent Age	18+	18+	10+	5+	12+	18+	Late childhood to adulthood	18+
Format(s)	Digital and paper	Digital	Paper	Digital and paper	paper	Digital	Digital and paper	Digital
Length	75 items	40	52–76 items	25 items	1 problem	20–40 items	35 items	40 items
Administration Time	30 min	55 min	50 min	20 min	40 min	20–45 min	45 min	30 min
Response Format	Multiple-choice	Multiple-choice	Multiple-choice	Multiple-choice	Essay	Multiple-choice and short-answer	Dichotomous choice	Multiple-choice
Fee	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Evidence—Reliability	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Evidence—validity	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	None available	yes
Credential required for administration	yes	no	no	no	no	no	Developer scores	no

^a CCTDI = California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory; ^b CCTST = California Critical Thinking Skills Test; ^c CCTT = Cornell Critical Thinking Test; ^d CM3 = California Measure of Mental Motivation; ^e E-W = Ennis–Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test; ^f HCTA = Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment; ^g TER = Test of Everyday Reasoning; ^h W-GII = Watson-Glasser Critical Thinking Appraisal II.