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Cognitive Development
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Under Jerome Bruner's Theory of Cognitive Development, which of the three systems of representation—(1) Enactive Representation, (2) Iconic Representation, and (3) Symbolic Representation—along with 'Discovery Learning', represents the most authentic and scientifically valid psychological implication for managing students' creative thinking, abstract language-based communication, and the active construction of knowledge in classroom teaching?

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Jerome Bruner's Theory of Cognitive Development

According to Jerome Bruner, children understand their environment through three core modes of representation:

  • Enactive Representation (0-1 year): Learning through physical actions and muscle memory.
  • Iconic Representation (1-6 years): Learning through mental images, visuals, and percepts.
  • Symbolic Representation (7+ years): Learning through abstract symbols, language, and logic.

Bruner advocated for Discovery Learning and the Spiral Curriculum, suggesting that any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development. Teachers should facilitate active knowledge construction rather than passive absorption.

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