| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One:Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the present study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two:Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| ·Definitions of critical thinking and critical thinking disposition | 第16-21页 |
| ·Definitions of critical thinking | 第16-19页 |
| ·Critical thinking disposition | 第19-21页 |
| ·Gender differences in critical thinking | 第21-22页 |
| ·Measurements on critical thinking | 第22-24页 |
| ·Definitions of reading and reading comprehension in language learning | 第24-30页 |
| ·Definitions of reading | 第24-27页 |
| ·Reading comprehension | 第27-30页 |
| ·Previous studies on the relationship between critical thinking and academic achievement | 第30-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three:Methodology | 第33-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第33-34页 |
| ·Participants | 第34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34-37页 |
| ·Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory-Chinese Version(CTDI-CV) | 第34-36页 |
| ·Reading comprehension test | 第36-37页 |
| ·In-depth interview | 第37页 |
| ·Data collection procedure | 第37-38页 |
| ·Scoring and data analysis | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four:Result and Discussion | 第40-54页 |
| ·Findings relating to critical thinking disposition | 第40-46页 |
| ·The overall picture of vocational college students' critical thinking disposition | 第40-42页 |
| ·The gender difference in CTD | 第42-44页 |
| ·The comparison of CTD between high and low achievers in reading comprehension test | 第44-46页 |
| ·The distribution of college students'reading comprehension Achievements (RCA) | 第46-51页 |
| ·The general picture | 第46-48页 |
| ·Gender differences in reading comprehension | 第48-49页 |
| ·Comparison of reading comprehension achievements between high-and low-score groups | 第49-51页 |
| ·Correlation between critical thinking disposition and reading comprehension | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Five:Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| ·Findings of the present study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第55页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions for future Study | 第56-57页 |
| References | 第57-61页 |
| Appendices | 第61-70页 |
| AppendixI: CTDI-CV Survey | 第61-64页 |
| AppendixII: Reading Comprehension Test | 第64-70页 |
| Published Papers | 第70页 |
