英语教育硕士研究生批判性思维调查研究

An Investigation of the Status Quo of the Critical Thinking of English Education Graduates

以简体中文版CCTST和CTDI-CV为测量工具,对福建某省属大学45名英语教育硕士研究生的批判性思维技能与批判性思维特质进行问卷调查,通过描述性统计以及独立样本t检验,对问卷数据进行统计分析,结果发现:1.调查样本批判性思维技能中等水平;2.批判性思维特质正性表现;3.研一学生批判性思维技能显著强于研二学生(p<0.05);4.研一学生批判性思维特质正性表现,而研二学生呈弱表现,差异显著(p<0.05)。主要原因是学校不够重视、教师缺乏问题认识、学生学习投入不足。从学校、教师和学生三个层面提出应对策略,提高英语教育硕士研究生的批判性思维水平。

Using CCTST and CTDI-CV as tools, this study investigates the critical thinking skills and dispositions of 45 English Education graduates from a provincial university in Fujian.The questionnaire data are statistically analyzed by descriptive statistics and independent-samples T test.The results show that: 1.The critical thinking skills of the graduates are at a moderate level;2.their critical thinking dispositions have a positive inclination;3.the critical thinking skills of Grade One are significantly stronger than those of Grade Two(p<0.05);4.the critical thinking dispositions of Grade One are positive, while those of Grade Two are weak(p<0.05).The main reasons for this are inadequate attention from the university involved, teachers’ deficiency in problem awareness, and students’ slackness in their studies.To improve English Education graduates’ critical thinking, coping strategies are put forward from the perspectives of university, teachers and students.