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Constructivist Theory
Constructivism is a theory of knowledge that
argues that humans generate knowledge and
meaning from an interaction between their
experiences and their ideas.
Jean Piaget suggested that through processes of
accommodation and assimilation, individuals
construct new knowledge from their experiences.
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Pros of Constructivist Theory
• 1. It can promote students’ interests toward
learning.
– • They deal with issues related to an authentic problem,
which cause to generate students’ motivation.
– • They focus on student-centered learning.
– • Teachers pay attention to each individual.
• 2. There are some advantages through collaborative
learning.
– • Students can learn how to understand other’s opinions.
– • Students can find out new solution by interacting with
classmates.
– • Every student can participate in learning in same level.
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• 3. Students can
increase their abilities
to construct knowledge
by themselves.
– • Main idea of
constructivism is for
students to create
their own knowledge
Cons of Constructivist Theory
• 1. It can be difficult to implement constructivism in
real classroom.
– • There is a limit for teachers to pay attention on each
individual because the class usually has one teacher and
many students.
• 2. The class can be messy and lousy.
– • Collaborative learning and student-centered learning
make class distracted.
3. It is inefficient to apply high level math.
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• 4. It can be timeconsuming.
– • It takes long time for
students to understand
the issue.
• 5. Teachers have to spend
lots of time to prepare the
class in advance.
• 6. When teachers evaluate
students’ works, their
subjective opinion can
reflect in works.
Cognitive Theory
The Cognivist essentially argues that the
balck box of the mind should be opened
and understood. ,
The learner is viewed as an
information processor like
a computer.
The schema of Cognitive Theory
Information processing (IP) is a cognitive processing theory (see, Ashcraft, 1994). While other
theories in this e-book are learning or instructional in nature, IP theory seeks to explain how the
mind functions. Learning components such as rehearsal and elaboration are associated with IP;
however, most emphasis is placed on understanding how information is processed rather than how
learning happens.
Pros of Cognitive Theory
In cognitive learning, the
learner is more
autonomous and develops
cognitive abilities and the
potentials of his/her own.
This approach clarifies
the psycolinguistic
processes in language use
and language learning.
Cons of Cognitive Theory
How can the learner
ever reach beyond
internal
representations into
the reality they are
supposed to represent.
The cognitive
psychology ignores
creative thinking and
consciousness.
Piaget’s cognitive development
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivis
m_(learning_theory)
http://web.utk.edu/~nkang/doc/tpte517long
%20paper.pdf
http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/harnad/Hyperm
ail/Foundations.Cognitions/0127.html
http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?
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