A Study on the Influence Mechanism of PBL Teaching Model on Non-English Major Students’ Critical Thinking Ability

Abstract

PBL teaching mode is a kind of emphasis on students' independent inquiry based learning approach, which is concerned with the problem of inquiry and solution process, focusing on the cultivation of students' ability. The teaching mode is a new teaching mode based on the problem and the students as the main body. The open and distance education students of economics as the research object, using the PBL mode of teaching, the results show that the effect of the teaching mode of PBL is obviously better than the traditional teaching mode is helpful to improve the students' ability of autonomous learning, inquiry learning, acquisition, processing and use of statistical information, and the analysis of the problem, the comprehensive ability to solve problems etc.. The PBL model of critical thinking training includes students' participation in the setting of goals and problems, group discussion cognitive activities and the reflection and evaluation of teachers and students.