Vygotsky and Piaget learning theories and class activities in English as a second language class in one Chinese institutional school  

作　　者：Wu Piao 

机构地区：[1]University College London

出　　处：《校园英语》2020年第24期52-53,共2页English On Campus

摘　　要：Two main types of constructivist theories,i.e.social constructivism originated from Vygotsky(1978)and cognitive(or individual)constructivism from Piaget(1977),are constantly applied in an effective class(Powell&Kalina,2009).Constructivism is a concept explaining the phases of how learners learn by constructing their own knowledge using their own experience(Ackermann 2004).Vygotsky has tied great significance to culture as well as society to knowledge obtaining and stressed that a socio-cultural backgrounding is vital for students’learning.Piaget(1977),on the o ther hand,put mor e emphasis on c ognitive construction and how individual c onstructs knowledge.“Cognitive constructivism came directly from Piaget’s work”(Powell&Kalina 2009 p242).Piag et thinks students acquire knowledge through a series of c onstructing process by associating the new information with their own understanding and this process cannot be oversimplified and regarded as"receiving"and"storing"(Ackerman 2004).Students have to build up their own knowledge based on their individually experiences.However,although Piaget developed his central theories on individual cognitive development,he also admitted the significant impact of social interactions on students’development.

关 键 词：Vygotsky Piaget learning theories Cooperative learning 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]