TITLE:
Students’ Creative Thinking Cultivation in Senior High School English Teaching in the Context of “Internet+”
AUTHORS:
Peili Lu, Zhongyi Xu
KEYWORDS:
Cultivation of Creative Thinking, Senior High School English Teaching, Internet+
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.13 No.9,
September
25,
2025
ABSTRACT: This study investigates the current state of creative thinking cultivation in Chinese senior high school English teaching in the context of “Internet+”, focusing on the perspectives of both teachers and students. Using a combination of questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews, an empirical study was conducted involving 118 English teachers and 205 students from various senior high schools in Zhejiang Province, China. The results indicate that teachers generally recognize the importance of fostering creative thinking and acknowledge the empowering role of Internet technologies in enhancing the fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration of students’ creative thinking. However, several significant challenges persist in practice: insufficient teacher competence in technology application, a decline in innovative practices in senior grades due to exam-oriented pressure, and low levels of creative output and self-efficacy among students. Furthermore, excessive use of Internet technologies may lead to over-reliance and restricted creative thinking. Based on these findings, this study proposes strategies such as tiered teacher training, deeper integration of technology into teaching scenarios, and the establishment of resource and evaluation support systems to systematically enhance the effectiveness of creative thinking cultivation in senior high school English teaching within the “Internet+” environment.