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Bruner’s Contributions to Cognitive Psychology

Bruner’s Contributions to Cognitive Psychology. Natika Thorne Kyle Thompson. Cognitive Development. Enactive representation (action-based) Iconic representation (image-based) Symbolic representation (language-based) . Enactive Representation. Action-based information

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Bruner’s Contributions to Cognitive Psychology

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  1. Bruner’s Contributions to Cognitive Psychology Natika Thorne Kyle Thompson

  2. Cognitive Development • Enactive representation (action-based) • Iconic representation (image-based) • Symbolic representation (language-based)

  3. Enactive Representation • Action-based information • A baby may “shake a rattle” to produce a sound • Adults (typing, mowing the lawn) • How do you ride a bike?

  4. Iconic Representation • Conscious • Some do not experience it • Helpful to have instruction accompanied by diagrams or illustrations

  5. Symbolic Representation • Stored as words or symbol systems • Actions and images have relation to what they represent • Dog represents a class (four legs, barks, fur, …)

  6. Bruner Says • Follow progression through different stages of representation • Learner of even a young age capable of learning, as long as material is organized • Contrasts to Piaget and other stage theorists

  7. Discovery Learning • Draw from past experiences and knowledge • Students may be more likely to remember concepts discovered on their own

  8. Constructivism • New information learned through prior knowledge • Teachers should allow students to construct knowledge on their own. • Example: A teacher gives students supplies and have them figure out what they can make with the supplies given.

  9. Advantages • Active Engagement • Motivation • Responsibility and Independence • Creativity and problem-solving skills Disadvantages • “Cognitive Overload” • Hard for teachers to detect problems in the individuals

  10. Technology For the Classroom • Medio’sExploring Ancient Architecture • Louis Cat Orze • Model of Louis XIV court at Versailles solve the mystery of Queen necklace Google Earth Interactive Body System • Self Guided interactive human body exploration SimCity • How to establish a community

  11. Review • ___________________ is an example of Enactive Representation. • ___________________ is an example of Iconic Representation. • ___________________ is an example of Symbolic Representation. • In Discovery Learning, students draw from _______________________ and ______________________. • An advantage of Discovery Learning is _______________________. • A disadvantage of Discovery Learning is ________________________.

  12. Works cited • Bruner, J.S. (1967). On knowing: Essays for the left hand. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. • McLeod, S. A. (2008). Simply Psychology; . Retrieved 13 March 2012, from http://www.simplypsychology.org/bruner.html • Smith, M.K. (2002) 'Jerome S. Bruner and the process of education', the encyclopedia of informal educationhttp://www.infed.org/thinkers/bruner.htm

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