师范大学研究生批判性思维特质测查结果与启示

Findings and Enlightenment of the Assessing of Normal University Postgraduates' Critical Thinking

采用专业化量表对2 365名师范大学研究生的批判性思维特质进行系统化测评。结果表明:研究生批判性思维特质评分均值为274,小于给定标准280,明显偏低,其中具备正性批判性思维能力的研究生比例不足39. 5%,具备强的批判性思维能力的研究生比例仅占1%。教育部直属师范大学研究生批判性思维特质表现明显优于省属师范大学研究生;研究生批判性思维特质的总体评分在不同年级、不同学科和不同性别间均无显著差异。导致研究生批判性思维偏低的主要原因是我国教育系统中缺乏对批判性思维的系统设计和实施。今后应该在创新驱动背景下明确批判性思维的重要价值和基础地位,且尽快列入教育目标中,并通过专门的课程教育和跨学科的教学活动来提升我国学生的批判性思维水平。

The assessing of the professional scale of 2365 graduate students reveals that average score of 274 is obviously lower than the given standard of 280. The proportion of postgraduate students with positive critical thinking ability is smaller than 40%,and it turns out to be only 1% when concerning strong critical thinking.Post-graduates from universities under the Ministry of Education perform better than that from province universities;the overall score bears no significant difference in grades,disciplines,and genders. The main cause is lack of involving critical thinking in systematical design and implementation in education system. Consequently,we should put critical thinking in our education goal,and promote students’ critical thinking through specialized courses and interdisciplinary teaching.