Jerome Bruner

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Jerome Bruner

• Born in 1915
• Key figure in Cognitive Revolution
• One of the most influential psychologist of the
  20th century

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Constructivism

• Proposed that learning is an active process in
  which the learner constructs new ideas or
  concepts based on his or her current or past
  knowledge.
• Constructivism emphasizes an integrated
  curriculum where students learn a subject in
  various ways or through many different activities.

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Cognition

• Suggests that an individual progresses through
  different intellectual stages.
• Bruners Constructivist theory provided the
  framework for instruction based on the study of
  cognition.
• Bruner was a co-founder and director for the
  Center of Cognitive Studies.

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Technology and Theories

• EDU 2022 has been based on Constructivismdoing
  hands on work and designing our own webpage.
• Bruners theories reiterates how important
  technology is in todays classrooms and society.