Abstract

The critical thinking trait is the premise and foundation of innovative thinking, and has become the necessary ability and core quality for cultivating innovative talents. Different scholars have different understandings about the definition and constituent elements of the characteristics of thinking and critical thinking. Their common view is that the characteristics of thinking is the intention and will of thinking activity, and the characteristics of critical thinking is the individual tendency of critical thinking. Facts have proved that the general lack of critical thinking ability of Chinese students has become a defect in their qualities. Thus, the education of critical thinking should start from primary education, and the cultivation of critical thinking at university stage should strengthen the existing foundation laid in primary and secondary schools. Faced with the educational growth process of these potential innovative talents of the Chinese students, this paper puts forward five countermeasures and suggestions on the cultivation of critical thinking characteristics, which have theoretical and practical significance for promoting the reform of critical thinking teaching, improving the level of critical thinking of the Chinese students, improving the qualities of cultivating innovative talents and promoting independent innovation.

Highlights

  • Improving independent innovation capability and building an innovative country have become the core goals of the national development strategy and an important indicator of improving China’s overall national strength

  • The article first sorts out the definitions and constituent elements of Thinking Disposition and critical thinking characteristics, analyzes the confusion and problems that Chinese students have in the process of critical thinking training, and puts forward critical strategies and policy suggestions, including the following, to take the empirical and research learning as the target in the process of cultivation of critical thinking, to change the starting point of teaching, to pay attention to the role of real learning situations for the cultivation of critical thinking, to formulate and carry out the common academic and skill standards, and to measure the educational level of critical thinking through measurement in order to achieve a systematic and all-round promotion of education actions in critical thinking

  • According to the data analysis shown in the annual analysis report of SAT in China, the main reason for the low average score of Chinese students lies in the two parts: reading and writing in examining the ability of students’ critical thinking

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Summary

Introduction

Improving independent innovation capability and building an innovative country have become the core goals of the national development strategy and an important indicator of improving China’s overall national strength. The core of an innovative country is innovative talents. The thinking qualities of innovative talents are the core elements for creating innovative talents, among which the relationship between innovation and critical thinking is complementary [1]. The article first sorts out the definitions and constituent elements of Thinking Disposition and critical thinking characteristics, analyzes the confusion and problems that Chinese students have in the process of critical thinking training, and puts forward critical strategies and policy suggestions, including the following, to take the empirical and research learning as the target in the process of cultivation of critical thinking, to change the starting point of teaching, to pay attention to the role of real learning situations for the cultivation of critical thinking, to formulate and carry out the common academic and skill standards, and to measure the educational level of critical thinking through measurement in order to achieve a systematic and all-round promotion of education actions in critical thinking

Thinking Disposition
Critical Thinking Disposition
Defects of Basic Education for Chinese students
Defects of Chinese Students’ Quality
Defects of Learning Methods of Chinese Students
Taking Evidence and Research-based Learning as the Target
Change the Teaching Model with Real Learning Situations
Accurate Assessment to Measure the Educational Level of Critical Thinking
Measures to Promote Critical Thinking Education in all Directions
Teacher Training
Examination Reform
Personality Perfection
Conclusion
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