Cognitive Development
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Under Jerome Bruner's 'Theory of Instruction', a very important and central concept is the 'Spiral Curriculum', which is defined as an educational design in which basic concepts and ideas of a subject are presented at the primary level in a very simple and intuitive form, and as the learner's age, maturity, and cognitive level increase, the same subject or concept is taught repeatedly in higher classes in a more complex, formal, and detailed manner to ensure the continuous structuring of knowledge. Regarding its actual psychological implications and the scientific management of cumulative learning, cognitive development, and abstract thinking of students in classroom teaching, which of the following psychological statements is most authentic and scientifically valid?
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Jerome Bruner introduced the concept of the 'Spiral Curriculum', asserting that a curriculum should revisit basic ideas repeatedly, building upon them until the student has grasped the full formal apparatus of the subject.
According to Bruner's famous hypothesis, "Any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development."
- Cumulative Learning: New knowledge is built upon prior knowledge, becoming increasingly complex and abstract over time.
- Cognitive Development: It aligns with Bruner's modes of representation (enactive, iconic, and symbolic).
Therefore, Option (c) is the most authentic and scientifically valid statement regarding the spiral curriculum.
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