CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

BRUNERS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THEORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does Sean think the money should go in terms of implementing the theory in the class room
A
Buying snacks to fuel students energy
B
Materials to build robots
C
The tools for students to build on their prior knowledge
D
The teachers pay cheques
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Educational Implications For Bruner (1961), the purpose of education is not to impart knowledge, but instead to facilitate a child’s thinking and problem-solving skills which can then be transferred to a range of situations. Specifically, education should also develop symbolic thinking in children.

Detailed explanation-2: -For Bruner (1961), the purpose of education is not to impart knowledge, but instead to facilitate a child’s thinking and problem-solving skills which can then be transferred to a range of situations. Specifically, education should also develop symbolic thinking in children.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jerome Bruner’s Theory of Development is based on the assumption that we learn best when we go from concrete to abstract in a three-step process: First comes hands-on “Action”, then learning with “Images” and finally students transform what they’ve learned into “Language”.

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