摘要：This study investigates the effectiveness of a new curriculum design and teaching methods in fostering critical thinking skills within legal education. Through a teaching experiment, the research explores how innovative approaches can
enhance students’ abilities in analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and argumentation. The experiment was conducted with a control group continuing traditional teaching methods and an experimental group exposed to the new curriculum. Results indicate that the new curriculum design significantly improved students’ critical thinking skills, with an average increase of 18% in critical thinking test scores for the experimental group compared to the control group. Teaching methods such as case teaching and moot court were particularly effective, showing an average improvement rate of over 20%. However, the study also identified limitations, including a moderate sample size and a short research duration. The findings suggest that legal educators should integrate critical thinking skill development into their curriculum design and adopt diverse teaching methods to engage students effectively.