Research On Critical Thinking Evaluation And Training Strategy Of Master Students In Humanities And Social Sciences

In the 21 st century,China’s higher education has accelerated,and the number of graduate students has reached a record high.However,the expansion of the scale of graduate education does not mean that its education quality will also be improved.Especially in the period of rapid expansion of knowledge economy,it is difficult to achieve the strategic goal of "rejuvenating the country" and "strengthening the country" only by teaching knowledge and skills.Graduate education should focus on cultivating the internal motivation to stimulate students’ self-development,so as to have high-quality talents with the ability to actively adapt to social development.Critical thinking is the key to effectively promote individuals to achieve the above goals.On the whole,Graduate Students’ critical thinking is related to all aspects of looking at problems,analyzing problems and solving problems,as well as the development of innovation ability and practical ability.Therefore,the research and of critical thinking is not only a key to higher education,but also an important symbol of the quality of postgraduate training.This thesis takes the critical thinking of master students of Humanities and social sciences as the research theme,systematically understands the research status of critical thinking evaluation at home and abroad by combing and analyzing the relevant literature,and completes the construction of the critical thinking evaluation index system of master students of Humanities and social sciences based on the expert opinions.The index system includes two primary indicators: emotional tendency and cognitive skills.Emotional tendency is further divided into three secondary indicators: open and inclusive attitude,cautious questioning consciousness and self-confidence and perseverance.Cognitive skills are further divided into three secondary indicators: Reflection and adjustment ability,judgment and analysis ability and logical reasoning ability.According to the expert consultation method and analytic hierarchy process,the weight of each index of the critical thinking evaluation index system of master students in Humanities and social sciences is determined,so as to form the final evaluation index system.This thesis takes a university in Liaoning Province as an example,take as the research object the master’s degree of humanities and social sciences,investigates and analyzes them by using the methods of questionnaire and interview analysis,the development level and existing problems of critical thinking of the master’s degree in humanities and social sciences are also concluded.Based on this,this thesis puts forward corresponding training strategies from four aspects: student transformation,teacher guidance,the combination of curriculum and cultural environment,which can promote the improvement and development of critical thinking of master’s degree in humanities and social sciences,and become the key talents to adapt to the development of the today’s era.