Research On Cultivating Critical Thinking In Senior High School Chemistry Teaching

Cultivating critical thinking in senior high school chemistry teaching is studied by literature, questionnaire investigation and control experiment. Contents include: (1)The methods of cultivating critical thinking disposition and skill in chemistry teaching; (2)The relation of critical thinking disposition and skill; (3)The relation of critical thinking and creative thinking; (4)The influence of open, comprehensive and diversiform exercises teaching to students critical thinking and creative thinking. The whole study is composed of five parts:1. The significance of cultivating critical thinking disposition are: (1)Critical thinking disposition is the prerequisite of critical thinking skill. (2)Critical thinking disposition is the precondition of creative solving problem. (3)Critical thinking disposition can promote the development of students' mentality and personality. (4)Critical thinking disposition is the essential factor of right personality. The significance of cultivating critical thinking skill are: (1)There are particular status and importance function of critical thinking skill in information society. (2)Critical thinking skill is the key of cultivating creative talent. (3)Critical thinking skill benefits enhancing students' the adaptability to future society. (4)Critical thinking skill benefits the development of education and economy. (5)Quality education demands cultivating critical thinking skill.2. The significance of cultivating critical thinking to chemistry discipline development are that cultivating critical thinking is the need of chemistry discipline character and chemistry discipline development. The significance of cultivating critical thinking in chemistry teaching are: (1)Cultivating critical thinking is the need of chemistry discipline ideal; (2)Cultivating critical thinking is actively response to the learning and teaching theory of constructivism; (3)Cultivating critical thinking is the inherent need of elementary education reform.3. The methods of cultivating critical thinking disposition and skill in chemistry teaching are: First, chemistry history and chemistry concept were used to cultivate critical thinking disposition; Chemistry experiment, compiling exercise by oneself and SSI teaching were used to cultivate critical thinking skill. Critical thinking are cultivated by open, comprehensive and diversiform exercises in 2005 Prentice Hall Chemistry text hook. 4. The practice research of cultivating critical thinking in chemistry teaching, include: Analyzing the situation and relation of critical thinking and creative thinking. And analyzing the relation critical thinking disposition and skill; Then testing the reflection of open, comprehensive and diversiform exercise teaching to critical thinking and creative thinking.5. Conclusion:: Critical thinking disposition for the senior high school students is at a higher level, critical thinking skill and creative thinking is at a lower lever; (2)Certain relation lies in critical thinking and creative thinking; (3)Critical thinking disposition and critical thinking skill has certain relation; (4)Open, comprehensive and diversiform problem teaching are helpful for critical thinking skill and creative thinking.The innovative works include:1. The relation of critical thinking and creative thinking, the relation of critical thinking disposition and critical thinking skill are studied by experiment.2. The influence of open, comprehensive and diversiform problem teaching to critical thinking and creative thinking are studied by experiment.