Cognitivism evolved from behaviorist learning theory, which refers to the processing of information received from the outside, knowledge into one’s own knowledge (Ertmer & Newby, 2013). Learning Chinese tea culture is built on the basis of cognitivism, which stands for the learner reprocessing and reorganizing the knowledge being taught for the purpose of learning.

Chinese tea culture is a very broad subject of knowledge, which contains a lot of historical and geographical information. Students being taught this course need to have their own knowledge of the subject matter, to understand and rework the knowledge being taught in order to truly understand and absorb Chinese tea culture. According to the meaning of cognitivism, it is the most suitable for the construction of learning Chinese tea culture. Cognitivism will help students better understand and appreciate the significance of learning about Chinese tea culture.

Reference

Ertmer, P. A., & Newby, T. J. (2013). Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism: Comparing critical features from an instructional design perspective. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 26(2), 43-71.