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Bruner's Contructivist Theory

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OBJECTIVES

1. Describe the development of the child’s


ability to represent knowledge
2. Explain how the spiral curriculum works.
Jerome Bruner was one of the first
proponents of constructivism. A major
theme in the theory of Bruner is that
learning is an active process in which
learners construct new ideas or
concepts based upon their current/past
knowledge.
BRUNER’S MAIN CONCEPT

1. ENACTIVE representation - At the


earliest ages, children learn about the
world through actions on physical
objects and the outcomes of these
actions.
2. ICONIC representation – This second stage is
when learning can be obtained using models
and pictures.
3. SYMBOLIC representation – In this third stage,
the learner has developed the ability to think in
abstract terms.
SPIRAL CURRICULUM

Curriculum should be organized in a spiral


manner so that the student continually
builds upon what they have already
learned.
Teachers must revisit the curriculum by
teaching the same content in different
ways depending on student’s
developmental level.
DISCOVERY LEARNING
it refers to obtaining knowledge for oneself.
Bruner (1966) states that a theory of instruction
should address four major aspects:

1. Predisposition to learn. He introduced the


ideas of “readiness for learning”.
2. Structure of Knowledge. This refers to the
ways in which a body of knowledge can be
structured so that it can be most readily
grasped by the learner.
2.1 Understanding the fundamental structure of a
subject makes it more comprehensible.
2.2 To generate knowledge which is transferable
to other contexts, fundamental principles or
patterns are best suited.
2.3 The discrepancy between beginning and
advanced knowledge in a subject area is
diminished when instruction centers on a
structure and principles of orientation.
CATEGORIZATION
Bruner gave much attention to categorization of
information in the construction of internal
cognitive maps.
1. Criteria attributes – required characteristics for
inclusion of an object in a category.
2. The second rule prescribes how the criteral
attributes are combined.
3. The third rule assigns weight to various
properties.
4. The fourth rule sets acceptance limits on
attributes. Some attributes can vary widely,
such as color. Others are fixed.
THERE ARE SEVERAL KINDS OF CATEGORIES:
1. Identity categories – categories include objects
based on their attributes or features.
2. Equivalent categories – can be determined by
affective criteria, which render objects
equivalent by emotional reactions, functional
criteria, based on related functions or by
formal criteria.
3. Coding systems – are categories that serve to
recognize sensory input.
The principles of Bruner launched the notion that
people interpret the world mostly in terms of
similarities and differences. This is a valuable
contribution to how individuals construct their
own models or view of the world.

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