Jerome Bruner's Theory of Constuctivism

A major theme in Bruner's theory is that learners construct concepts based upon their what?

• Current/Past knowledge
• What their parents tell them
• What their teacher tells them
• What they read in the text book

What example does Sean use to explain Bruner's Constructivism theory

• Birds
• Static electricity
• He doesn't give an examples
• Building a robot 

Bruner believes that curriculum is far too...

• Hard
• Rigid 
• Simple
• Flexible

The best way to explain Bruner's theory of constructivism is as ..

• Building blocks
• A map
• A robot
• Lego

The first building block in Bruner's theory

• Working on the white board
• Prior knowledge
• Testing
• Knowledge we want our students to reach

The second building block in Bruner's theory is ...

• Being tested
• Working alone 
• Taking a break
• Instruction by the teacher

The third and final building block in Bruner's theory is

• Prior knowledge
• Standardized testing 
• Knowledge and level we want our students to reach
• Showing them how things should be done properly

What age group does Sean believe will have the most success with Bruner's theory

• Elementary and high school children
• Adults
• Teachers
• Young children

Where does Sean think the money should go in terms of implementing the theory in the class room

• Buying snacks to fuel students energy
• Materials to build robots
• The tools for students to build on their prior knowledge 
• The teachers pay cheques 

What does Sean compare the curriculum to?

• Cookie cutter
• A map
• A robot 
• Money coming in and out of the company