Jerome Bruner
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Under Jerome Bruner's Discovery Learning Theory, the concept of the 'Spiral Curriculum'—where any subject or complex concept is introduced in simple and concrete forms during early developmental stages, and as the student's age, cognitive maturity, and level of experience increase, the same subject is repeatedly taught with greater depth, abstraction, complexity, and expansion—relates to its actual psychological implications and classroom teaching for the reinforcement of students' prior knowledge, the progressive development of schema, and the scientific management of conceptual clarity. Which of the following psychological statements is most authentic and scientifically valid?
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Correct Answer: (B)
According to Jerome Bruner's Spiral Curriculum, any subject should be introduced in a simple form adapted to the children's developmental stages and progressively taught at more abstract and complex levels repeatedly.
- Cognitive Growth: This approach facilitates the progressive development of the learner's cognitive structure (schema).
- Knowledge Integration: It seamlessly connects prior knowledge with new learning, promoting permanent and meaningful knowledge acquisition.
- Cyclical Expansion: Concepts are revisited with increasing depth, ensuring psychological readiness and sound pedagogical progression.
Therefore, option (B) is scientifically accurate as it highlights schema development and the integration of prior learning.
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