Cultivating College Students' Critical Thinking Ability in China
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As one of the aims of cultivating innovative talents in colleges and universities, the cultivation of the ability of critical thinking has attracted great attention from domestic experts. In addition, the importance of college English curriculum in cultivating the ability of critical thinking has been emphasized in the educational field in recent years. Based on the relevant studies on College English curriculum and the critical thinking ability, this paper analyzes the definitions of critical thinking, the cultivation of critical thinking ability and the construction of measurement tools.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/11439
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