Innovation ability is the ability to continuously provide new ideas,theories,methods,and inventions with economic,social,and ecological values in the fields of technology and various practical activities.The ideologic...Innovation ability is the ability to continuously provide new ideas,theories,methods,and inventions with economic,social,and ecological values in the fields of technology and various practical activities.The ideological and political education of vocational school students should be student-oriented and close to reality and life.It is necessary to improve the pertinence,effectiveness,attractiveness,and infectiousness of ideological and political education,and cultivate socialist builders and successors with all-round development of morality,intelligence,physique,and beauty.In this paper,we investigate and understand the practice of innovation ability education in colleges and universities at home and abroad,especially the current situation of professional practice teaching in Xinjiang Vocational Colleges.The construction of a professional practice base in vocational colleges is systematically studied.展开更多
With the rapid development of the economy and society and the progress of science and technology,the traditional concept of employment has been gradually broken,and more and more college students hope to realize their...With the rapid development of the economy and society and the progress of science and technology,the traditional concept of employment has been gradually broken,and more and more college students hope to realize their life value through independent entrepreneurship or employment in innovative enterprises.Based on the significance of innovation and entrepreneurship education to improve students’employability,this paper will sort out the development status of domestic college students’employability,analyze the current difficulties of innovation and entrepreneurship education,and try to put forward the optimization strategy of innovation and entrepreneurship education management to improve students’employability.展开更多
Referring to the questionnaire survey and literature materials, this paper describes the current situation of college students' insufficient autonomous English learning ability and thefactors that influence this abil...Referring to the questionnaire survey and literature materials, this paper describes the current situation of college students' insufficient autonomous English learning ability and thefactors that influence this ability; it also suggests feasible suggestions under the network environment. Students (N= 178) from different grades, majors, universities and areas responded to a questionnaire survey, and the collected data were analyzed. The results indicate that complex external environment and insufficient internal subject cognition influence college students' autonomous English learning ability. Finally, this paper suggests that a good network environment is necessary for autonomous learners to enhance insufficient autonomous English learning ability and interaction, continuous thinking and cultural introduction are also indispensable to develop this ability.展开更多
In order to improve the quality of undergraduate training and cultivate students innovation ability,more and more colleges and universities are implementing the research mentorship system among undergraduates.The stud...In order to improve the quality of undergraduate training and cultivate students innovation ability,more and more colleges and universities are implementing the research mentorship system among undergraduates.The study summarizes the main role of mentorship on the cultivation of innovation ability,analyzes the problems in the implementation of mentorship,and proposes corresponding solutions.展开更多
Improving the ability of innovation and Entrepreneurship of impoverished college students in local colleges and universities could alleviate employment pressure to a certain extent, solve employment difficulties and h...Improving the ability of innovation and Entrepreneurship of impoverished college students in local colleges and universities could alleviate employment pressure to a certain extent, solve employment difficulties and help college students realize their self-worth, which are related to social stability and economic development. By using the methods of questionnaire and individual interviews, this paper investigates some of the students who set up files for poverty alleviation in northwest local colleges and universities, and understand the current situation of innovation and Entrepreneurship of poor college students. It is hoped that the ability of innovation and entrepreneurship can be improved by enhancing the awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship, improving the education system, innovating learning mode, building a practical platform and implementing quality management.展开更多
Senior corporate managers' innovation ability and spirit are very important in the growth process of corporate business development. This paper focuses on the innovation capacities of the senior corporate managers of...Senior corporate managers' innovation ability and spirit are very important in the growth process of corporate business development. This paper focuses on the innovation capacities of the senior corporate managers of listed companies in China and the complex relationship between firm performance and the operating environment to study and analyze the management and development of Chinese enterprises. Through relevant theoretical analysis and development of research hypotheses using the A-shares in Shanghai and Shenzhen listed companies announced in 2007 and 2008, the authors design an empirical model. The study found that in Chinese listed companies, the higher the innovation spirit of senior corporate managers, the better their business performances; the stronger the dynamic and complexity of the operating environment, the more the corporate managers' innovation ability will be developed.展开更多
Art comes from life and is higher than life. Folk art generally comes from the reality of life, and is endowed with new colorsthrough a lot of imagination. Folk art has a lot of artistic elements. It can provide vario...Art comes from life and is higher than life. Folk art generally comes from the reality of life, and is endowed with new colorsthrough a lot of imagination. Folk art has a lot of artistic elements. It can provide various resources for art teaching in Vocationalcolleges. It has a far-reaching impact on art design teaching in Vocational colleges. Art teachers are first and foremost thetransmitters of traditional Chinese folk culture. They are the promoters of folk art. They must not only impart knowledge and skillsto students, but also use this to induce and inspire students' thinking to cultivate students' innovative thinking and consciousness.The practice is very positive.展开更多
It is necessary to cultivate students' ability of autonomous learning. This is not only because the theory of life-long learning and the theory of modem languages teaching but also the guarantee of improving the effi...It is necessary to cultivate students' ability of autonomous learning. This is not only because the theory of life-long learning and the theory of modem languages teaching but also the guarantee of improving the efficiency of English teaching. In order to develop students' ability of autonomous learning, English teachers should improve students' learning surroundings, develop their motivation, use creative teaching methods and make full use of multimedia equipment and network resources.展开更多
The improvement of college and university students'innovative quality and ability is necessary for colleges and universities to carry out the fundamental task of establishing moral education and cultivating innova...The improvement of college and university students'innovative quality and ability is necessary for colleges and universities to carry out the fundamental task of establishing moral education and cultivating innovative talents for the Party and the country.At present,there are several problems in the innovation of college and university students,including imperfect system and mechanism,incomplete integration of resources,insufficient understanding of themselves,and so on.In view of these problems,this study actively explores the path to enhance the innovative quality and ability of college and university students by improving the system and mechanism at the macro level,integrating resources to form synergy at the meso level,and motivating college and university students to engage in the process of ascending at the micro level.展开更多
With the advent of economic globalization,the increasingly fierce competition of the world has put forward a higher demand on people’s English competence.recently,the speaking ability of Chinese college students has ...With the advent of economic globalization,the increasingly fierce competition of the world has put forward a higher demand on people’s English competence.recently,the speaking ability of Chinese college students has become a heated discus sion which is well worth our attention.展开更多
English is becoming more and more important in communicating as the further development of the reform and opening up. We English teacher should try our best to create and arrange a kind of language environment accordi...English is becoming more and more important in communicating as the further development of the reform and opening up. We English teacher should try our best to create and arrange a kind of language environment according to our students' practical life in order to improve and enhance their interest in English studying, to encourage them to practice English during their daily life and to cultivate their ability to communicate in English.展开更多
Nowadays, the role of listening course is changed and listening teaching begins to gain high priority in foreign language learning and teaching. However, the English level of students in China is still poor, especiall...Nowadays, the role of listening course is changed and listening teaching begins to gain high priority in foreign language learning and teaching. However, the English level of students in China is still poor, especially in the northwest of Guangxi. One of the reasons is that teachers in senior high schools have a tendency to ignore listening, because they think that listening is time-consumed. They have to finish the teaching scheme punctually, though listening is the basic and important skill among the other three skills, listening teaching gains no large progress.展开更多
Aiming at the problem of weak integration of innovation ability and ideological education of postgraduates in materials major,this paper explores postgraduates’cultivation work under the support of Liaocheng Universi...Aiming at the problem of weak integration of innovation ability and ideological education of postgraduates in materials major,this paper explores postgraduates’cultivation work under the support of Liaocheng University.It is found that the cultivation of the innovation ability of postgraduates in materials can be the realization path and sublimation carrier of ideological education,ideological education can provide spiritual support and methodological guidance for the former,and the organic integration of the two is feasible.Constructing the fit relationship between innovation ability and ideological education,institutionalizing tutor guidance,establishing tutor+counselor+professional teacher communication mechanism,and taking disciplinary competitions as a handhold can achieve the integration of innovation ability cultivation and ideological education of graduate students in materials major.展开更多
The innovation competence of K-12 education teachers undoubtedly plays a crucial role in fostering the innovation abilities of their students.K-12 mathematics education equips students with the critical thinking and p...The innovation competence of K-12 education teachers undoubtedly plays a crucial role in fostering the innovation abilities of their students.K-12 mathematics education equips students with the critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential for their future studies in colleges and universities,helping them grasp complex techniques to address challenges in everyday life and their careers.Therefore,it is of great significance to study strategies for improving the innovation competence of college students majoring in Mathematics Education,as they will likely become K-12 education mathematics teachers directly after graduating from colleges or universities.In this paper,we study strategies for enhancing the innovation competence of college students majoring in Mathematics Education through curriculum optimization.We analyze and explain in detail the importance of innovation competence for college students majoring in Mathematics Education and the difficulties encountered in enhancing college students’innovation competence.With the help of the analysis of the importance and challenges of enhancing college students’innovation competence,we propose several strategies to improve the innovation competence of college students majoring in Mathematics Education based on curriculum optimization.The findings presented in this paper can be applied to develop strategies for college students majoring in Physics and Chemistry Education.展开更多
This paper analyses the mathematics teachers need and urgency of cultivating the ability of innovation,discusses the mathematics students innovation consciousness lack of factors,put forward the theoretical basis for ...This paper analyses the mathematics teachers need and urgency of cultivating the ability of innovation,discusses the mathematics students innovation consciousness lack of factors,put forward the theoretical basis for using first class,through the second classroom for mathematics teachers to carry out flexible space,rich contents,various forms of activities,promote students using the brain and hand,give full play to students’subjective initiative,in time to find new problem solving new problems,so as to promote the innovation ability of students.展开更多
In the new era,colleges in the China need to cultivate college students with innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities.Through the use of SWOT analysis method,a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the advantage...In the new era,colleges in the China need to cultivate college students with innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities.Through the use of SWOT analysis method,a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of college students'innovation and entrepreneurial ability training and the opportunities and challenges they face.With the help of the SWOT matrix analysis model,starting from the four aspects of using advantages,overcoming disadvantages,seizing opportunities,and resolving challenges,it proposes specific measures to strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities of college students,hoping to provide certain references for colleges in the China to cultivate the innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities of college students.展开更多
This article analyzes the current situation of cultivating innovation and entrepreneurship ability among college students in China.It found that the main reasons for the lack of innovation and entrepreneurship ability...This article analyzes the current situation of cultivating innovation and entrepreneurship ability among college students in China.It found that the main reasons for the lack of innovation and entrepreneurship ability are from three aspects:inadequate awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship among college students;inadequate innovation and entrepreneurship ability among the team of teachers;colleges and universities lack systematic innovation and entrepreneurship courses.The discussion will be based on these three aspects from three perspectives,which include providing more practical opportunities and a good environment,building innovation and entrepreneurship tutor teams,as well as strengthening the construction of innovation and entrepreneurship courses,in order to assist in the cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship ability among college students in China.展开更多
With the advance of curriculum reform, innovative education has become the calling of Chinese vocational education. Based on the case study of Nanjing Vocational Institute of Industry Technology, the paper is to explo...With the advance of curriculum reform, innovative education has become the calling of Chinese vocational education. Based on the case study of Nanjing Vocational Institute of Industry Technology, the paper is to explore methods and approaches of deepening the curriculum reform to cultivate student's practical and creative ability from following aspects: creating an open teaching environment to cultivate students' innovative consciousness, setting open teaching contents to foster students' creative thinking, and establishing an open assessment system to test students' innovation ability.展开更多
Cultivating the top-notch innovative talents is an essential task for connotative construction of higher education.As an applicationoriented discipline,the Discipline of Food Science and Engineering attaches great imp...Cultivating the top-notch innovative talents is an essential task for connotative construction of higher education.As an applicationoriented discipline,the Discipline of Food Science and Engineering attaches great importance to the cultivation of innovation ability of college students.For a long time,however,the discipline education has problems of the inverted teaching subject position,weak coordination ability and single practice mode.The support for the cultivation of innovation ability is weak and ineffective.Therefore,in the context of professional certification of engineering education,it is necessary to make reform of traditional education mode and improve the carrier support and target acquisition taking the Outcomes-based Education(OBE)as guide,the innovation ability cultivation as objective,to provide effective guarantee for cultivation of the top-notch talents.These have become issues that should not be ignored in the development of the Discipline of Food Science and Engineering.展开更多
Objective: Problem-solving should be a fundamental component of nursing education because It is a core ability for professional nurses. For more effective learning, nursing students must understand the relationship be...Objective: Problem-solving should be a fundamental component of nursing education because It is a core ability for professional nurses. For more effective learning, nursing students must understand the relationship between self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among self-directed learning readiness, problemsolving ability, and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate nursing students.Methods: From November to December 2016, research was conducted among 500 nursing undergraduate students in Tianjin, China,using a self-directed learning readiness scale, an academic self-efficacy scale, a questionnaire related to problem-solving, and selfdesigned demographics. The response rate was 85.8%.Results: For Chinese nursing students, self-directed learning readiness and academic self-efficacy reached a medium-to-high level,while problem-solving abilities were at a low level. There were significant positive correlations among the students' self-directed learning readiness, academic self-efficacy, and problem-solving ability. Furthermore, academic self-efficacy demonstrated a mediating effect on the relationship between the students' self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability.Conclusions: To enhance students' problem-solving ability, nursing educators should pay more attention to the positive impact of self-directed learning readiness and self-efficacy in nursing students' education.展开更多
基金2023 Education Assistance to Xinjiang Special Project of Jiangsu Vocational and Technical Education Science Research Centre(SZ2023041)。
文摘Innovation ability is the ability to continuously provide new ideas,theories,methods,and inventions with economic,social,and ecological values in the fields of technology and various practical activities.The ideological and political education of vocational school students should be student-oriented and close to reality and life.It is necessary to improve the pertinence,effectiveness,attractiveness,and infectiousness of ideological and political education,and cultivate socialist builders and successors with all-round development of morality,intelligence,physique,and beauty.In this paper,we investigate and understand the practice of innovation ability education in colleges and universities at home and abroad,especially the current situation of professional practice teaching in Xinjiang Vocational Colleges.The construction of a professional practice base in vocational colleges is systematically studied.
文摘With the rapid development of the economy and society and the progress of science and technology,the traditional concept of employment has been gradually broken,and more and more college students hope to realize their life value through independent entrepreneurship or employment in innovative enterprises.Based on the significance of innovation and entrepreneurship education to improve students’employability,this paper will sort out the development status of domestic college students’employability,analyze the current difficulties of innovation and entrepreneurship education,and try to put forward the optimization strategy of innovation and entrepreneurship education management to improve students’employability.
文摘Referring to the questionnaire survey and literature materials, this paper describes the current situation of college students' insufficient autonomous English learning ability and thefactors that influence this ability; it also suggests feasible suggestions under the network environment. Students (N= 178) from different grades, majors, universities and areas responded to a questionnaire survey, and the collected data were analyzed. The results indicate that complex external environment and insufficient internal subject cognition influence college students' autonomous English learning ability. Finally, this paper suggests that a good network environment is necessary for autonomous learners to enhance insufficient autonomous English learning ability and interaction, continuous thinking and cultural introduction are also indispensable to develop this ability.
基金Supported by Hainan University Education Teaching Reform Research Program (hdjy2251)New Agricultural Science Research and Reform Practice Project of the Ministry of Education of China (Exploration and Practice of the Collaborative Cultivation Model of Science and Education Integration for High Quality Talents in Tropical Horticulture).
文摘In order to improve the quality of undergraduate training and cultivate students innovation ability,more and more colleges and universities are implementing the research mentorship system among undergraduates.The study summarizes the main role of mentorship on the cultivation of innovation ability,analyzes the problems in the implementation of mentorship,and proposes corresponding solutions.
文摘Improving the ability of innovation and Entrepreneurship of impoverished college students in local colleges and universities could alleviate employment pressure to a certain extent, solve employment difficulties and help college students realize their self-worth, which are related to social stability and economic development. By using the methods of questionnaire and individual interviews, this paper investigates some of the students who set up files for poverty alleviation in northwest local colleges and universities, and understand the current situation of innovation and Entrepreneurship of poor college students. It is hoped that the ability of innovation and entrepreneurship can be improved by enhancing the awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship, improving the education system, innovating learning mode, building a practical platform and implementing quality management.
文摘Senior corporate managers' innovation ability and spirit are very important in the growth process of corporate business development. This paper focuses on the innovation capacities of the senior corporate managers of listed companies in China and the complex relationship between firm performance and the operating environment to study and analyze the management and development of Chinese enterprises. Through relevant theoretical analysis and development of research hypotheses using the A-shares in Shanghai and Shenzhen listed companies announced in 2007 and 2008, the authors design an empirical model. The study found that in Chinese listed companies, the higher the innovation spirit of senior corporate managers, the better their business performances; the stronger the dynamic and complexity of the operating environment, the more the corporate managers' innovation ability will be developed.
文摘Art comes from life and is higher than life. Folk art generally comes from the reality of life, and is endowed with new colorsthrough a lot of imagination. Folk art has a lot of artistic elements. It can provide various resources for art teaching in Vocationalcolleges. It has a far-reaching impact on art design teaching in Vocational colleges. Art teachers are first and foremost thetransmitters of traditional Chinese folk culture. They are the promoters of folk art. They must not only impart knowledge and skillsto students, but also use this to induce and inspire students' thinking to cultivate students' innovative thinking and consciousness.The practice is very positive.
文摘It is necessary to cultivate students' ability of autonomous learning. This is not only because the theory of life-long learning and the theory of modem languages teaching but also the guarantee of improving the efficiency of English teaching. In order to develop students' ability of autonomous learning, English teachers should improve students' learning surroundings, develop their motivation, use creative teaching methods and make full use of multimedia equipment and network resources.
文摘The improvement of college and university students'innovative quality and ability is necessary for colleges and universities to carry out the fundamental task of establishing moral education and cultivating innovative talents for the Party and the country.At present,there are several problems in the innovation of college and university students,including imperfect system and mechanism,incomplete integration of resources,insufficient understanding of themselves,and so on.In view of these problems,this study actively explores the path to enhance the innovative quality and ability of college and university students by improving the system and mechanism at the macro level,integrating resources to form synergy at the meso level,and motivating college and university students to engage in the process of ascending at the micro level.
文摘With the advent of economic globalization,the increasingly fierce competition of the world has put forward a higher demand on people’s English competence.recently,the speaking ability of Chinese college students has become a heated discus sion which is well worth our attention.
文摘English is becoming more and more important in communicating as the further development of the reform and opening up. We English teacher should try our best to create and arrange a kind of language environment according to our students' practical life in order to improve and enhance their interest in English studying, to encourage them to practice English during their daily life and to cultivate their ability to communicate in English.
文摘Nowadays, the role of listening course is changed and listening teaching begins to gain high priority in foreign language learning and teaching. However, the English level of students in China is still poor, especially in the northwest of Guangxi. One of the reasons is that teachers in senior high schools have a tendency to ignore listening, because they think that listening is time-consumed. They have to finish the teaching scheme punctually, though listening is the basic and important skill among the other three skills, listening teaching gains no large progress.
基金Liaocheng University Graduate Education Teaching Reform Research Project(322091909)。
文摘Aiming at the problem of weak integration of innovation ability and ideological education of postgraduates in materials major,this paper explores postgraduates’cultivation work under the support of Liaocheng University.It is found that the cultivation of the innovation ability of postgraduates in materials can be the realization path and sublimation carrier of ideological education,ideological education can provide spiritual support and methodological guidance for the former,and the organic integration of the two is feasible.Constructing the fit relationship between innovation ability and ideological education,institutionalizing tutor guidance,establishing tutor+counselor+professional teacher communication mechanism,and taking disciplinary competitions as a handhold can achieve the integration of innovation ability cultivation and ideological education of graduate students in materials major.
基金Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform Research Program of Suqian University(2023cxcy08)Startup Foundation for Newly Recruited Employees and the Xichu Talents Foundation of Suqian University(2022XRC033)+4 种基金Professional Certification Oriented Teaching Reform Research Special Program of Suqian University(2023ZYRZ04)Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu“High Quality Public Course Teaching Reform”Special Program for Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu(2022JDKT106)Higher Education Reform Research Project of Jiangsu(2023JSJG718)Higher Education Scientific Research Planning Project of the Higher Education Association of China(23SX0203)。
文摘The innovation competence of K-12 education teachers undoubtedly plays a crucial role in fostering the innovation abilities of their students.K-12 mathematics education equips students with the critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential for their future studies in colleges and universities,helping them grasp complex techniques to address challenges in everyday life and their careers.Therefore,it is of great significance to study strategies for improving the innovation competence of college students majoring in Mathematics Education,as they will likely become K-12 education mathematics teachers directly after graduating from colleges or universities.In this paper,we study strategies for enhancing the innovation competence of college students majoring in Mathematics Education through curriculum optimization.We analyze and explain in detail the importance of innovation competence for college students majoring in Mathematics Education and the difficulties encountered in enhancing college students’innovation competence.With the help of the analysis of the importance and challenges of enhancing college students’innovation competence,we propose several strategies to improve the innovation competence of college students majoring in Mathematics Education based on curriculum optimization.The findings presented in this paper can be applied to develop strategies for college students majoring in Physics and Chemistry Education.
基金Higher education research project of young teachers in universities and colleges in guangdong province(19GYB061)Guangdong higher education teaching research and reform project(2018010713)Educational research subject of zhaoqing institute of educational development(ZQJYY2019080).
文摘This paper analyses the mathematics teachers need and urgency of cultivating the ability of innovation,discusses the mathematics students innovation consciousness lack of factors,put forward the theoretical basis for using first class,through the second classroom for mathematics teachers to carry out flexible space,rich contents,various forms of activities,promote students using the brain and hand,give full play to students’subjective initiative,in time to find new problem solving new problems,so as to promote the innovation ability of students.
文摘In the new era,colleges in the China need to cultivate college students with innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities.Through the use of SWOT analysis method,a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of college students'innovation and entrepreneurial ability training and the opportunities and challenges they face.With the help of the SWOT matrix analysis model,starting from the four aspects of using advantages,overcoming disadvantages,seizing opportunities,and resolving challenges,it proposes specific measures to strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities of college students,hoping to provide certain references for colleges in the China to cultivate the innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities of college students.
文摘This article analyzes the current situation of cultivating innovation and entrepreneurship ability among college students in China.It found that the main reasons for the lack of innovation and entrepreneurship ability are from three aspects:inadequate awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship among college students;inadequate innovation and entrepreneurship ability among the team of teachers;colleges and universities lack systematic innovation and entrepreneurship courses.The discussion will be based on these three aspects from three perspectives,which include providing more practical opportunities and a good environment,building innovation and entrepreneurship tutor teams,as well as strengthening the construction of innovation and entrepreneurship courses,in order to assist in the cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurship ability among college students in China.
基金Sponsored by Jiangsu Provincial Research Project(201504)
文摘With the advance of curriculum reform, innovative education has become the calling of Chinese vocational education. Based on the case study of Nanjing Vocational Institute of Industry Technology, the paper is to explore methods and approaches of deepening the curriculum reform to cultivate student's practical and creative ability from following aspects: creating an open teaching environment to cultivate students' innovative consciousness, setting open teaching contents to foster students' creative thinking, and establishing an open assessment system to test students' innovation ability.
基金Supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)
文摘Cultivating the top-notch innovative talents is an essential task for connotative construction of higher education.As an applicationoriented discipline,the Discipline of Food Science and Engineering attaches great importance to the cultivation of innovation ability of college students.For a long time,however,the discipline education has problems of the inverted teaching subject position,weak coordination ability and single practice mode.The support for the cultivation of innovation ability is weak and ineffective.Therefore,in the context of professional certification of engineering education,it is necessary to make reform of traditional education mode and improve the carrier support and target acquisition taking the Outcomes-based Education(OBE)as guide,the innovation ability cultivation as objective,to provide effective guarantee for cultivation of the top-notch talents.These have become issues that should not be ignored in the development of the Discipline of Food Science and Engineering.
文摘Objective: Problem-solving should be a fundamental component of nursing education because It is a core ability for professional nurses. For more effective learning, nursing students must understand the relationship between self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among self-directed learning readiness, problemsolving ability, and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate nursing students.Methods: From November to December 2016, research was conducted among 500 nursing undergraduate students in Tianjin, China,using a self-directed learning readiness scale, an academic self-efficacy scale, a questionnaire related to problem-solving, and selfdesigned demographics. The response rate was 85.8%.Results: For Chinese nursing students, self-directed learning readiness and academic self-efficacy reached a medium-to-high level,while problem-solving abilities were at a low level. There were significant positive correlations among the students' self-directed learning readiness, academic self-efficacy, and problem-solving ability. Furthermore, academic self-efficacy demonstrated a mediating effect on the relationship between the students' self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability.Conclusions: To enhance students' problem-solving ability, nursing educators should pay more attention to the positive impact of self-directed learning readiness and self-efficacy in nursing students' education.