The Development of Issue-centered Teaching Model based on Radical Constructivism Theory to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Ability

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          The purposes of this study are 1) investigate the current situation of critical thinking among college students; 2) Developing issue-centered teaching model based on radical constructivism theory to enhance critical thinking among college students; 3) Evaluate the effectiveness of teaching models. The population groups for this study are: 1) 15000 students from Guangxi Arts University, 2) 3000 senior students. The sample groups for this study are: 1) 478 students who participated in a questionnaire survey, 2) 32 senior students who participated in a quasi-experimental study. The research tools are 1) the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale for College Students, 2) the "PCE" model lesson plan, 3) the test paper for the critical thinking ability of college students.
          The research results found that: 1) College students' critical thinking tendency is at fair level  ( =3.21); 2) Developed issue-centered teaching model based on radical constructivism theory, named "PCE" model; 3) After teaching experiments, the students' pre-test score was 15.75, and the post-test score was 18.44. There was a significant difference in pre-test and post-test scores (t=2.809, Sig.=0.007), indicating that the "PCE" model has a significant role in cultivating critical thinking abilities of college students.