Reports & Insights
Turn Assessment Data Into Actionable Insights
The performance-based assessments included in CAE’s Critical Thinking Skills Program don’t just measure skills, they provide the insights institutions need to improve teaching, refine programs, and support every learner more effectively.
Use CAE’s reports to:
- Identify individual and institution-wide mastery of essential critical thinking skills
- Benchmark your students’ performance against peers across your institution and CAE’s U.S. Norm Sample
- Evaluate the effectiveness of your curriculum, programs, and interventions
- Provide evidence-based microcredentials that showcase real skill development
Actionable Insights for Every Stakeholder
STUDENTS
Students will gain insight into the critical thinking skills most in demand by employers and essential for success in any course or career path.
Their personalized assessment results report will outline:
What strong critical thinking looks like, including the key components: Data Literacy, Critical Reading and Evaluation, Constructing and Critiquing an Argument, and Communication Effectiveness.
How they’re developing in each of these four critical thinking skill areas, with targeted feedback to help them reflect, grow, and apply these skills in real-world contexts.
How their performance compares to peers at their institution and across CAE’s U.S. Norm Sample, providing a meaningful benchmark and foundation for setting personal growth goals.
FACULTY
Faculty and instructors are provided with meaningful insights to strengthen instruction and support student growth in critical thinking.
Faculty can use the data provided by student and
institution reports to:
Target instruction and practice opportunities to build key critical thinking skills.
Identify and provide additional supports to students who have greater opportunities for growth, using data to guide instructional strategies.
Advise students on skill development aligned with their academic and career goals, using real-time evidence of progress.
ADMINISTRATION
Administrators receive institutional-level reports that show how students are developing critical thinking skills and how your institution compares to national benchmarks.
Administrators can use insights from institution-level reports to:
Inform curriculum and program design that supports critical thinking development.
Elevate the institution’s profile with prospective
students and families.
Demonstrate student outcomes and success to
accreditation and hiring organizations.
Help Students and Institutions Grow with Data That Drives Impact
CAE’s reporting tools don’t just measure outcomes, they help you make informed decisions that improve instruction, enhance student learning, and demonstrate institutional value.
“I gained valuable insights into the strengths and challenges of integrating critical-thinking instruction into my course. Critical thinking has relevance far beyond classroom activities.”
~ Faculty Member