A required paper would count only if corrections and comments are made for the improvement of writing. Courses that require oral presentations in which speaking skills are evaluated. Talking in class, or even speaking alone in front of the class, would not count, unless the quality of presentation is graded. Critical thinking probably does not include the mere recall of material or even its comprehension, but rather includes such activities as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Courses with graded assignments that require problem solving. .
Problem solving is considered to be a special type of critical thinking.
For the purposes of this survey, problem solving is the two-part process of abstraction and solution using existing or original quantitative or logical techniques. A project that requires students to produce work within general guidelines but without an absolute criterion to determine success or failure would not count. This does not include the use of tutorial software that does not ultimately lead to original work on the student's part. Courses with assignments that evaluate what the student has learned about non- U.S. societies, politics, and history. Courses with assignments that evaluate what the student has learned about non-Western societies, politics, and history.