About Bruner
(1915-2016)
- He was one of the most influential constructivists.
- He was influenced by Piaget’s ideas about cognitive development in children.
- His ideas have been widely discussed among educators and teachers.
- Some of Bruner’s theoretical principles focus on these ideas:
Nature of Learning and The Learning Process.
Instructional scaffolding
The intellectual development of the learner
EXERCISE
Learning
The Spiral Curriculum
- 1. Begins with the basic and simple ideas that underlie that which is more complex
- 2. Emphasizes the intuitive grasp of ideas and the use of those basic ideas in the early teaching of any subject
- 3. Revisits the basic ideas repeatedly
- 4. Enables continual deepening of understanding by facilitating the use of basic ideas in progressively more complex forms
- Learning for Bruner is an active process.
- Learners are able to construct new knowledge based on past knowledge.
- (1966)The contribution of Bruner in the constructivist theory of learning established by Piaget:
- Modes of representation
- The spiral curriculum
- Learning through acts of discovery
SIDE B
SIDE A
Constructivist Activity: Let´s start mixing!
Secondary Colors: Purple, Orange and Green
Previous Knowlegde, The Primary colors: Blue, Red and yellow.
WHAT MIX MAKES PURPLE?
WHAT MIX MAKES GREEN?
WHAT MIX MAKES ORANGE?
Modes of Representation
Discovery Learning
Bruner identified three modes of representation or systems of processing:
He referred to this as enactive, iconic, and symbolic.
Bruner’s modes of representation provide an explanation of cognitive growth; that it proceeds in sequence from:
LEARNED=
Action patterns-images -symbol system
- The concept: a learner constructs his or her own knowledge for themselves by discovering as opposed to being told about something.
- According to Bruner, the teacher, should facilitate the learning process by developing lessons, that provide the learner with information they need, without organizing it for them.
- This idea of discovery learning is often referred to as constructivism, which emphasizes the active role of the learner in building understanding and making sense of information.
JEROME BRUNER´S CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY OF LEARNING
ANA MARIEL CRESPO ARRIOLA
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