Jerome Bruner: Shaping Education Through the Cognitive Revolution

Explore the life and work of Jerome Bruner, a pioneering psychologist, multidisciplinarian, and educator who transformed the study of learning.
• Discover how Bruner’s early experiences, including his corrective surgery for cataracts and his upbringing in New York City, influenced his path in education and cognitive psychology.
• Learn about Bruner’s role in moving psychology beyond rigid behaviorist frameworks, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of mental processes in learning. Explore Bruner’s belief that learners construct their own understanding through active discovery, and how this philosophy supports student-centered teaching methods.
• Hear about practical implications of scaffolding and spiral curricula in the classroom.
• Hear how Bruner’s work on narrative psychology informs our understanding of learning as a process of constructing and sharing stories.
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