Analysis of the Influence of Ideological and Political Education on Students’ Psychological Cognition in Colleges and Universities in the Context of Informatization

To assist students develop sound moral principles and enhance their psychological and cognitive abilities, colleges and universities should provide them with ideological and political education. This study builds a standard regression model and a panel threshold regression model using statistical data collected from colleges and universities across the nation from 2012 to 2019 as an example. The models are evaluated for smoothness and multiple covariance by the testing process. Panel threshold regression and benchmark regression were employed to evaluate the impact of political and ideological education on learners’ psychological cognition in colleges and universities. The findings indicate that, in the absence of a control variable, students’ psychological cognition rises by 0.521 points for every percentage point increase in the intensity of ideological and political education provided by colleges and universities. The teaching content, cognitive mechanism, and psychological needs of political and ideological education in higher education institutions have a single threshold effect on the level of psychological cognition of students, with threshold values of 84.54, 29.16, and 35.98, respectively. Cognitive mechanisms and psychological needs are currently below these thresholds, and they will not exceed them. The psychological and cognitive development of the kids won’t be affected by the level being below the threshold value. To enhance students’ psychological cognition, civic education at colleges and universities must identify the psychological requirements of the students, comprehend the subject matter, and employ solid cognitive procedures. © 2023 Fengqiong Wu, published by Sciendo.