Autonomous learning ability training of college students in Tianjin from the perspective of habitus and field

Abstract

The 21st century is the era of competition for talents which requires talents to acquire independent innovation consciousness and innovation ability. Study by Bass, American educational psychologist, shows that before the 1960s, knowledge learned before university graduation can be used until retirement, but in the 21st century, this figure is reduced to 25%. That is, today, 75% of knowledge and skills needed for a career after college students’ graduation from university needs to be acquired from the big class of society. Availability of the knowledge and skills is closely related to a person’s autonomous learning ability. Thus, to improve autonomous learning ability is an inevitable requirement for social development. To train college students’ autonomous learning ability is an important content and task of teaching, also an important means for colleges to improve effectiveness of teaching. Autonomous learning ability not only becomes one of overall qualities that college students should have in colleges and universities, but also becomes an indispensable capability in their its subsequent development in life after graduation. Thus, improving current undergraduate education model from the perspective of strengthening college students’ autonomous learning ability can not only make up in insufficient ability training among today’s college students in China’s basic education system, but also facilitate upgrading of college students’ individual autonomous learning ability, with a view on college students’ good career development and overall quality upgrading of college graduates.

Keywords:

• Autonomous learning ability
• College students
• Habitus
• Field