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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?
title=Image.Information_1.jpg