Exploring the Cultivation Model of Innovative Talents for Undergraduate Students Based on the Evaluation of Innovative Ability

Abstract

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, China has implemented an innovation-driven development strategy to meet the urgent need for innovative and entrepreneurial talents in society. Deepening a series of innovation and entrepreneurship education reforms in colleges and universities is a critical measure to implement the innovation-driven development strategy more quickly. Meanwhile, cultivating high-quality specialists with international vision, innovative consciousness, innovative spirit, innovative ability, and practical ability is an important guarantee for implementing the national innovation development strategy. Thus, this paper first summarizes the main practices of cultivating innovative talents in economics majors and their effectiveness systematically and analyzes the main problems encountered in the process of cultivating innovative talents in economics majors. Then based on 498 questionnaires, it also explores the influencing factors of the innovation ability of undergraduate students in economics majors. The results show that the basic skills about studies are the main factor that affects the innovation ability of undergraduate students in economics majors, the innovation spirit is a secondary factor, and the influences of innovation skills and comprehensive quality are the weakest. Finally, the paths to promote the cultivation of innovative talents in economics majors are proposed in terms of optimizing talent cultivation goals, adjusting the curriculum structure system, strengthening practical teaching, playing the role of undergraduate mentorship, and relying on the construction of undergraduate research and innovation teams.