声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the present study
1.2 Purpose and significance of the study
1.3 Organization of the thesis
Chapter Two:Literature Review
2.1 Definitions of critical thinking and critical thinking disposition
2.1.1 Definition of critical thinking
2.1.2 Critical thinking disposition
2.2 Gender differences in critical thinking
2.3 Measurements on critical thinking
2.4 The definition of reading and reading comprehension in language learning
2.4.1 Definition of reading
2.4.2 Reading comprehension
2.5 Previous studies on the relationship between critical thinking and academic achievement
2.6 Summary
Chapter Three:Methodology
3.1 Research questions
3.2 Participants
3.3 Instruments
3.3.1 Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory-Chinese Version(CTDI-CV)
3.3.2 Reading comprehension test
3.3.3 In-depth interview
3.4 Data collection procedure
3.5 Scoring and data analysis
Chapter Four:Results and Discussion
4.1 Findings relating to Critical Thinking Dispositions
4.1.1 The overall picture of vocational college students’ critical thinking dispositions
4.1.2 The gender differences in CTD
4.1.3 The comparison of CTD between high and low achievers in reading comprehension test
4.2 The distribution of vocational college Students’ reading comprehension achievements(RCA)
4.2.1 The general picture
4.2.2 Gender differences in reading comprehension
4.2.3 Comparison of reading comprehension achievements between high-and low-score groups
4.3.Correlation between critical thinking disposition and reading comprehension
Chapter Five:Conclusion
5.1 Findings of the present study
5.2 Pedagogical implications
5.3 Limitations of the study
5.4 Suggestions for future study
References
Appendices
AppendixⅠ:CTDI-CV Survey
AppendixⅡ:Reading Comprehension Test
Published Papers