American Psychologist
born in 1915 in New
York City.
Studied at Harvard
University in (1941)
His Theory
believes children will only develop to their full potential
with the help of adults and peers, gradually becomes less
frequent as it is no longer needed
"Learning, he suggest, is about
experiences: doing things,
hearing stories, meeting new
ideas, getting to know about
yourself and others" Overall
(2007,pg76)
Scaffolding
framework in which
adults/peers provide to
enable a child cognitively,
aims to help a child achieve
a specific goal
TAs can play a vital role in this
Similar to the
ideas and
research carried
out by Vygotsky
He believed that providing a new
experience should be repeated and
developed upon
What he believed
(myenglishpages 2011)
Learning is an
active process
Learners make
appropriate decisions
and test the
effectiveness of
different outcomes
be aware of children's learning styles and
learning modes (Symbolic,Iconic and Enactive)
which will help you plan and prepare
appropriate resources and activities that
meet the needs of children
Learners
use prior
experiences
to fit new
information
into existing
structures
Spiral curriculum,
introduction of levels:
developing on skills
that already exsist
Building on and revisiting ideas
until learners grasp the formal
concept
Letters and sounds
Intervention: : fisher
phase 3 Daily Rountines
within the classroom
(Timetable)
Although
extrinsic
motivation may
work short term,
intrinsic
motivation has
more value
-Rewards (Merits, golden
time etc) -feedback on
work, positive and
improvements -Displaying
childrens work
''experience success and failure not as reward and
punishment, but information''(Bruner 1961 ,pg 26)
'the purpose of
education is not to
impart knowledge but
to facilitate a child's
thinking and problem
solving skills'(simply
psychology, 2012)
3 modes of Representation
Enactive (0-1years) the stage which
refers to learning through your
actions. e.g a baby remembering the
movement of a rattle
Iconic (1-6 years) this stage refers to learners
using pictures and models for their learning
-Visual resources
-Displays
Symbolic Stage refers to the
development of the ability to think in
different terms e.g.. to ensure they have
fixed relation to which they represent