Jerome Bruner
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Which of the following psychological statements is most authentic and scientifically valid regarding the real psychological implications of Jerome Bruner's 'Spiral Curriculum' concept under 'Discovery Learning Theory'—whereby any complex topic or concept is presented repeatedly and with progressive depth across different stages of child development (initially in concrete and intuitive forms, and later at more abstract and complex levels) so that students can build higher-level cognitive structures while expanding their prior knowledge—and its scientific operation in classroom teaching for conceptual development, reconstruction of knowledge, and long-term comprehension in students?
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According to Jerome Bruner's Discovery Learning and Spiral Curriculum, any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development. This means basic ideas are initially presented in a simple, concrete, and active form, and as the child's age and cognitive capacity grow, the same subject is revisited repeatedly in a more complex, abstract, and refined manner. This approach helps expand students' schemas by connecting prior knowledge with new experiences.
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