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Abstract: Generally, constructivism can be classified into a great number of small genres, and social constructivism is one of its very important genres. The knowledge-based concept, teaching concept and learning concept, which are proposed in the social constructivism, can exert great enlightenments for people to make an improvement to classroom teaching. In this paper, the author carries out an introduction on the intension of the social constructivism teaching concept first, and discusses its great enlightenments on the new curriculum reform of China. Therefore, this paper is of practical and guiding significance to some extent.

Key words: Social Constructivism; Teaching Concept; New Curriculum Reform; Enlightenments

1 Introduction

Constructivism attained great prosperity in the United States of America in the 1990s. It has attached high importance and provided interpretations to a great number of aspects of teaching activities. In the mean time, completely new learning theory and teaching concept were proposed in the social constructivism, and also its distinctive claims and ideas are with validity and rationality to some extent. Therefore, the social constructivism has produced important reference and enlightenment significance for the new curriculum reform of China. In this paper, the author carries out an introduction on the intension of the social constructivism teaching concept first, and discusses its great enlightenments on the new curriculum reform of China. Therefore, this paper is of practical and guiding significance to some extent.

2 Intension of the Social Constructivism Teaching Concept

People who believe in the social constructivism stress that knowledge is obtained by the learners through the construction of meaning by relying on the helps from others and necessary teaching materials under a certain context (i.e. a social and cultural background), but not completed through the one-way knowledge transfer from teachers to students and the knowledge impartation from teachers.

The core idea of the social constructivism is student-centered, which attaches the highest importance to the initiative exploration of students on knowledge, the initiative findings, as well as the initiative construction of the meaning of what they have learnt.

With the purpose of revealing the nature of the teaching concept of the social constructivism better, four basic elements, which are necessary for the teaching process, have been proposed by people who believe in the social constructivism.