声明
Table of Contents
List of tables
Abstract
摘要
Chapter One Introduction
1.1Background of the study
1.2Motivation of the study
1.3Significance of the study
1.4Overall structure of the study
Two Literature Review
2.1Keyterms of the study
2.1.1Critical thinking
2.1.2two-dimensional structure model
2.1.3Critical
2.2Theoretical bases in this study
2.2.1Constructivism learning theory
2.2.2 Critical discourse analysis theory
2.3Previous Studies at home and abroad
2.3.1Studies on critical thinking at home and abroad
2.3.2Studies on critical thinking and English reading at home and abroad
2.3.3 Summary
Chapter Three Research Methodology
3.1Research questions
3.2Research designs
3.2.1Critical test
3.2.2Experiment
3.2.3Questionnaire
3.2.4Interview
Chapter Four Results and Discussion
4.1Characteristics of students’ critical thinking ability in junior high schools
4.2The effect on students’ performance on cognitive skills
4.2.1The result distribution and descriptive statistics
4.2.2 Descriptive statistics of critical thinking cognitive skills
4.3The effect on students’ performance on affective dispositions
4.3.1Analysis of the questionnaire on critical thinking affective dispositions
4.3.2 Analysis of the interviews with critical thinking affective dispositions
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major findings
5.2Pedagogical implications
5.2.1Pedagogical implications for teachers
5.2.2Pedagogical implications for students
5.3 Limitations and suggestions for further study
5.3.1Limitations ofthe
5.3.2Suggestions for further research
References
Appendices
Acknowledgements
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