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Hot off the Press: Pearson Launches Critical Thinking Website
You may have already heard that Pearson has launched our Critical Thinking website, www.ThinkWatson.com. Courtesy of our TalentLens team, I’d like to share our Press Release with you: Pearson Launches Critical Thinking Website,www.ThinkWatson.com Minneapolis, MN and San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) August 17, 2010 Employee assessments and online personality tests are vital to successful business and leadership development [...]
Seriously, Practice Makes Perfect.
We’ve all heard that practice makes perfect but do we believe it? Malcolm Gladwell, author of “Outliers: The Story of Success,” sure does. He says that in order to become an expert it takes about 10 years or 10,000 hours (which ever comes first, I suppose) of practice. Don’t trust Malcolm? Neurologist, Daniel Levitin says, [...]
Why Use the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Interview Report
Last week, I met with a consultant who has used the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal report for years in his company’s selection process. He has been quite happy with the results, and the repeated validation studies they have conducted over the years has shown the assessment helps them make correct hiring decisions. He was quite [...]
Why Assess Critical Thinking Skills?
If you follow @careerdiva on Twitter, you probably caught her post last week which asked “Who the hell isn’t a critical thinker?” Sadly, the truth is many people have low or average critical thinking ability. Study after study show how important critical thinking skills are in the workplace. Employers are increasingly focusing on this skill [...]
How are You Developing 21st Century Skills in Your Organization?
If you do not work in the field of Education, the phrases “P21” and “4 C’s” may sound like a foreign code, but they are increasingly important in today’s organizations. P21 is the nickname for the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, which is a national organization working to advance the skills of all U.S. students. [...]
January Watson Critical Thinking Challenge Results
We held our first Watson Critical Thinking Challenge today, receiving 30 winning forms in the first two hours. It was a big success and we thank everyone who participated! We’re looking forward to running challenge #2 in February…