初中生与小学生相比,思维水平有一定程度的进步,批判性思维是学生思维能力的反应过程,对初中生更好地学习有重要意义。在历史课堂教学中,如何有效培养学生的批判性思维,这是每个教师必须慎重考量的。初中生正处于思维的成长期,在课堂教学中,教师应通过优化适宜的教学情境,激活学生批判意识;发动 Junior high school students compared with primary school students, the level of thinking to a certain extent, critical thinking is the reaction of students thinking ability, for junior high school students to learn better is important. In the history of classroom teaching, how to effectively develop students’ critical thinking, which is every teacher must carefully consider. Junior high school students are in the growing stage of thinking. In classroom teaching, teachers should activate students’ critical awareness by optimizing appropriate teaching situations.