The Combination of the New-type Teaching Mode and the Education Reform Based on Constructivism

Constructivism is a branch of cognitive psychology and it is the latest teaching and learning theory in western countries. It derives from the theory of children’s cognitive development. Because the cognitive development is closely related to the learning process, we can more easily explain the cognitive rules of the learning process on the basis of constructivism. It lays emphasis on the learners and advocates active research, active discovery and “mental construction”. This paper gives a brief account of its learning and teaching theory, teaching mode, the theoretical basis of the teaching mode. This paper also discusses the possibility and necessity of the education reform and the cultivation of high-quality talents. It is obvious that constructivist-teaching theory has far-reaching influence and plays an active role in deepening education reform and the cultivation of innovative talents.