Constructivism sprang up at the end of 1980s, and has developed into six main schools which all consider knowledge is developing, inner-constructed, and society as well as culture is regarded as its media. Individual constructs his own knowledge in dynamic mutual-active process of recognizing, explaining and understanding of the world through social negotiation in personal mutual activities. Constructionists attempt to surpass dualism and provide new explanation about understanding. Constructivism offers theory basis and method tools for formation of new creative education models through view of epistemology, curriculum and teaching theories. Research of Creative education comes down with exploitation of creativity and development of creative brains. Creative education is a comprehensive education activity which makes individual solve problem creatively and develops his creative spirit. From view of epistemology, basic conception of creative education is opposite to objectivism, and study is a process of individual's rational social construction; of curriculum, creative education is to show problems in real context, and makes individual solve them through practice, thinking and self-examination; of teaching theories, it emphasizes adjustment of education roles, group corporation and circular study. Constructivism provides researches of creative education models with new way of thought and methods.
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