Meets intellectual standards
Displays intellectual traits
Contains specific elements of thought
Shows reflective accountability
Maintains the integrity of the whole
Provides predicable and reasoned answers
Is constructive and reconstructive

Intellectual Standards

• Relevance; raises vital questions
• Accuracy
• Precision
• Clarity; identifies and defines problematic contexts
• Depth; gathers and organizes information
• Breadth

  Intellectual Traits

• Humility
• Integrity; interprets information self-consciously, applies appropriate theoretical frameworks, considers relevant viewpoints
• Perseverance
• Empathy
• Self-discipline

  Elements of Thought

• Purpose
• Clarity of question
• Point of view
• Information
• Interpretation
• Central Concepts
• Conclusions
• Assumptions
• Implications
• Consequences
• Logical connections

  Reflective Accountability

• Routine and continuous
  --self-assessment
  --self-examination
  --self-improvement
  
• Fully Present
  --appreciation of context
  --appreciation of persons
  --appreciation of influences

  Integrity of the Whole

• Integration
• System dynamic
• Explanatory power
• Awareness of limitations
• Substantiation

  Predictable and reasoned answers

• Answers flow from identified logic or source of authority; not arbitrary
• Answers show critical understanding of question
• Answers respond to and acknowledge potential differences in underlying assumptions

  Constructive and Reconstructive

• Focuses on clarifying meaning
• Seeks and identifies weakness and limitations of own position
• Actively engages disequilibrium and seeks to reconstruct logic and meaning