Global Journal of Human Social Science, G: Linguistics and Education, Volume 23 Issue 8

Online Education in China during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Light of Constructivism Learning Theory Bingyao Zhang α & Wei Chen σ 摘要 - 在新冠肺炎爆 发期间， 在中国教育教育部的号召下中 国国内所有学校暂缓到校上课，在线教育席卷全国。本研究 旨在分析在此特殊时期，在构建主义学习理论为基础的在线 教育在中国的运用情况。试图通过 分析在 线教育的利弊来预 测在线教育未来的发展方向 。 关 键词： 新冠肺炎、在线教育、构建主义学习理论 Abstract- During the Corona Virus Disease 2019 Pandemic, all the schools in China were suspended under the requirement from the Ministry of Education of China, and then the online education were spreading all over China. This research is aimed to analyze the utility of online education in China during this time-sensitive situation in light of constructivism learning theory, try to find out the pros and cons of online education and the n estimate the developm ent of online education in the future. Keywords: covid-19 pandemic, online education, constructivism learning theory. I. I ntroduction: B ackground I nformation he outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) made China lockdown in 2020. In order to avoid the spreading of the virus, the Ministry of Education in China has postponed the opening day of 2020 spring semester for school in China from the late January. And the time when schools will open again remains unknown. During this ext raordinary period, the m inistry advocated the policy that "although school is suspended, teaching and studying should not be." In accordance with this requirement, schools from kindergartens to universities and even after school organizations have shifted the classroom from offline to online. Many schools have organized excellent teachers to record course videos and then distributed them to students. Some top universities, such as the Peking University and Tsinghua University have provided free high-quality courses for those who want to learn the courses on well-known domestic sharing platforms. The nationwide “new online semester” began in February 2020 with teachers using the record lecture videos and webcast to teach and students using digital devices to learn. Within a few weeks, the Chinese government transformed printed textbooks and recorded videos for various subjects that could be accessed through the internet or television. Despite initial reluctance, many parents in China began to appreciate the new possibilities of online learning. During the pandemic, Alibaba's learning software, DingTalk, was downloaded by a staggering 1.1 billion users in China. Recently, according to an online article (How do you rate online course ？ 1 ), the "Guiding Opinions on Online Teaching Organization and Management of General Colleges and Universities during the Pandemic Prevention and Control Period" issued by the Ministry of Education, it has been clearly mentioned that the implementation plan of online teaching during pandemic prevention and control should be formulated immediately under the following four principles: 1. To improve teaching efficiency and ensure teaching quality. 2. To complete teaching tasks. 3. To ensure that online learning is of substantially equivalent quality to offline classroom teaching. 4. To formulate policies for mutual recognition and transformation of online course learning credits to ensure that students' academics are not affected by the pandemic. This research is aimed to analyze the utility of online education in China during this sensitive period, and try to find out the pros and cons of the online education. As online education is gaining overwhelming popularity in the world and all over China at the beginning of 2020, this research will analyze its future development based on the comparison of the pros and cons of online education. II. O nline E ducation The research of online education is from the perspective of constructivism learning theory. Constructivism learning theory advocates that knowledge is not acquired by teachers, but achieved through the process of learning in certain social and cultural background. Constructivism advocates learner- centered learning under the guidance of teachers. "Sense construction": this is the ultimate goal of the entire learning process. In the Online education, teachers use modern information-based teaching methods to help students actively explore and complete the construction of meaning, and help students to achieve a deeper understanding of the nature and laws of things reflected in the current learning content as well T © 2023 Global Journals Volume XXIII Issue VIII Version I 17 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2023 G Author α : Hubei University of Medicine, No.30 S. Renming Road, Shiyan city, Hubei Province 442000, China. e-mail : 182191752@qq.com Author σ : International College, Krirk University, Thanon Ram Intra, Khwaeng Anusawari, Khet Bang Khen, Krung Thep, Maha Nakhon 10220, Thailand.