Author(s)

Jiangping Lai ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of International Culture and Communication, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

Corresponding Author

Jiangping Lai

ABSTRACT

This study is based on Bloom's cognitive hierarchy theory and explores teaching strategies for improving students' critical thinking ability in college English classrooms. First the study analyzes the current situation and problems of cultivating critical thinking ability in college English teaching. In Chinese universities, language skills are emphasized over the cultivation of thinking skills. Many teachers overly focus on imparting language knowledge such as vocabulary and grammar, while neglecting the cultivation of students' critical thinking abilities, which leads to the problem of students having strong language ability but weak cultural cognition and thinking ability and seriously constrain students' academic development and future career competitiveness. Then based on Bloom's cognitive hierarchy theory: memory, understanding, application, analysis, evaluation, and creation, the study designs teaching strategies for college English classrooms from four aspects: teaching objective, teaching content, teaching arrangement, and teaching assessment/evaluation. This study provides new ideas and methods for cultivating critical thinking ability in college English teaching.

KEYWORDS

Bloom cognitive hierarchy theory; College English; Critical thinking ability; Teaching strategies

CITE THIS PAPER

Jiangping Lai, Research on the Application of Bloom's Cognitive Hierarchy Theory in College English Teaching. Applied & Educational Psychology (2025) Vol. 6: 79-85. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2025.060112.

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