A case study of “Innovative design of drilling for double hole parts” project: Critical thinking involved

The world today yearns for a large number of innovative talents, for whom critical thinking is considered a key competency. This paper aims to propose a problem-solving model with a target to provide a practical and operational path for students to carry out interdisciplinary project learning as well as a clear method for students to develop critical thinking. And a project for competition is taken as a case to demonstrate the process of how the students employ the model and finally have their critical thinking promoted, which is not only beneficial to the students’ overall development but also possessing certain enlightenment for the teachers to cultivate the students’ critical thinking in their teaching practice with a purpose to cultivate innovative talents.