A Study On Activities Design Of Museum-school Collaboration Under The Guidance Of Constructivism

Museum-School Collaboration has become one of the most common activity forms about science education activity in China since 2006. But its quality and level of education is relatively low in general. It can't fully reveal the idea of "inquiry learning" and "learning by doing" which the science and technology museums advocate. And constructivism, as a kind of modern education theory, can just provide theoretical guidance for MuseumSchool Collaboration activities design. According to the existing literature and the domestic practice, the research of this aspect is not in-depth and systematic, and still at the primary stage in our country. The main purpose of this research is to investigate how to design Museum-School Collaboration activities under the guidance of constructivism. To achieve this purpose, the dissertation is carried out through the literature research, investigation, interview and case analysis.Through literature review, the development course of Museum- School Collaboration in our country is briefly introduced, the important significance is analyzed, the main forms are summarized; Through field investigation and interviews, some problems exist in the process of Museum-School Collaboration in China. Such as: the low level of science education activity, the defective personnel quality of science staffs, the limited manpower and resource and so on.Paper focuses on the theoretical analysis of the necessity of Museum-School Collaboration under the guidance of constructivism. Then its principles are expounded, such as learner-centered, real situation, exploration activities, collaborative learning among learners, meaning construction. Next the process is designed, including the identification of the theme, the creation of scenarios, the presentation of questions, collaborative discussing, meaning construction, share and the extension. Finally, take the "explore secrets of the plane" science education activities for instance to support the theory that is presented in the paper.