Research on the Current Situation and Countermeasures of the Cultivation of Students’ Critical Thinking Ability in Application-oriented Private Universities under the Background of Big Data

Anhui Xinhua University, Hefei Anhui 230088, China

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Abstract

Cultivating students’ critical thinking ability in the era of big data helps to enhance students’ innovative consciousness and ability, and is of great significance to the improvement of students’ comprehensive quality. Colleges and universities are important places to cultivate high-quality talents and transform students’ social roles. Therefore, higher education not only needs to pay attention to the teaching of knowledge and skills, but also needs to strengthen the cultivation of students’ comprehensive quality and critical thinking. Taking X College in Anhui Province as an example, this study first analyzes the current situation of colleges and universities in the cultivation of students’ critical thinking ability under the background of big data era, and then combines advanced foreign experience to put forward targeted countermeasures and suggestions. Research has found that students’ critical thinking is generally weak, social adaptability is low, and educational effects are not satisfactory. The reason lies in the lag of teaching philosophy, curriculum system, and teaching methods. Therefore, it is necessary to further strengthen the summary of practical experience, promote the reform of the teaching system, and then improve the critical thinking ability of college students.