A Study on Strategies for Cultivating Students’ Critical Thinking in High School Ideological and Political Courses

本文探讨了在高中思想政治课中培养学生思辨性思维的重要性及实践路径。思辨性思维是一种兼具创造性与批判性的思维方式，对提升学生的核心素养与问题解决能力具有关键作用。然而，当前思政课教学存在部分教学内容脱离实际、部分知识照本宣科、实践教学不足等问题，限制了学生思辨能力的发展。针对此提出三项对策：巧设情境，激发学生主动思考；设置认知冲突，引导学生多角度辨析；开展多样化活动，促进学生在体验中培养思辨能力。这些策略旨在将理论知识与实际生活相结合，培养学生思辨性思维，最终实现立德树人的教育目标。This paper explores the importance of cultivating students’ critical thinking in high school ideological and political courses and proposes practical approaches. Critical thinking, as a mode of thinking that combines creativity and analytical skills, plays a key role in enhancing students’ core competencies and problem-solving abilities. However, current teaching in ideological and political courses faces issues such as some content being disconnected from reality, rote knowledge delivery, and insufficient practical instruction, which hinder the development of students’ critical thinking. To address these challenges, three strategies are suggested: skillfully designing scenarios to stimulate active thinking, creating cognitive conflicts to guide multi-perspective analysis, and organizing diverse activities to foster critical thinking through experiential learning. These strategies aim to integrate theoretical knowledge with real-life situations, cultivate students’ critical thinking, and ultimately achieve the educational goal of fostering virtue through education.