Jerome Bruner’s Constructivism and Discovery Learning
Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database; Copyright 1994-2004 Greg Kearsley (gkearsley@sprynet.com) http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley Permission is granted to use these materials for any educational, scholarly, or non-commercial purpose.
     2. Students’
       predisposition
         toward learning
Text Box: 1. Structuring of information so it can be grasped
1. Structuring of information so it can be grasped
4. The nature and   pacing of rewards and punishments
Text Box: Instruction should address the following:
Instruction
should address    the following:
Text Box: 3. Sequencing of information presented
3. Sequencing
of information
presented
    Learning is an active
   process wherein the
  learner constructs 
  new concepts built
 on prior learning.
  The learner selects  and transforms
    information, constructs hypotheses,
      and makes decisions while relying
       on cognitive structures or schemas.
            The teacher
   encourages students
 to discover. They
engage in an active
       dialogue. 
Text Box: Teacher translates information into a format appropriate to the student’s current understanding
Teacher translates information into a format appropriate to the student’s current understanding
Text Box: Curriculum is spiraled so students build on what they know.
Curriculum
is spiraled so students build
on what they
know.