概念转变模型及其发展的综述

An Overview on Conceptual Change Model and Its Development

概念是思维的工具,是人类认识世界,表达思想的载体。概念转变模型研究的是概念动态的转变过程,即由前概念向科学概念的转变过程,是一个积极建构的学习过程。探讨了概念转变模型的发展历史,阐述了两个主要学术流派的概念转变模型,即认知为基础的概念转变模型和以社会文化为基础的概念转变模型;同时,还论述了概念模型理论的新趋势,提倡在构建科学的概念模型时,必须考虑认知冲突和社会文化的融合,强调自主学习、合作学习和交互式学习三位一体的课堂教学模式。

Concepts are mental abstractions that categorize sets of objects, events, or ideas. Conceptual change is the process by which people＇s central, organizing concepts change from one set of concepts to another, incompatible with the first, a dynamic and constructive way to change from the pre - concepts to the scientific concepts. This article presents a literature review of the development of conceptual change model. It also explores two approaches to account for the nature of the conceptual change model： cognitive approach and socio - cultural approach. Cognitive approach prepescs that knowledge means possessing information, emphasizing the cognitive conflict in the conceptual change ; while socio - cultural approach regards that knowledge means participating and communicating. These two approaches have been debated on for a long time and now experts on two sides call for bridging the two approaches for cognitive and socio - cultural influence are both catalysts in the change process.