| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 教育資料科學學系 === 83 === Both learning theories and instructional theories are of major
importance to the field of educational and instructional
technology. Bruner have proposed a series of learning theory
and instructional principles, and the idea of Spiral Curriculum
and Discovery Learning based on his cognitive development
theory. These theories and ideas had profund impact on the
field of education in general, and more importantly, to the
field of inistructional technology whose major concern are the
efficiency and effectiveness of instruction, Bruner''''''''s theories
and ideas have significant meanings. This thesis is basically a
descriptive research which utilizes document analysis method to
analyze the major concept in Bruner''''''''s writings and other
related literature discussing Bruner''''''''s theories. In the second
chapter, a brief analysis and discussion of domestic literature
concerning Bruner''''''''s theories is provided, along with statements
of the objectives and approaches of this current study. The
third chapter focuses on Bruner''''''''s cognitive developoment theory
and his contribution to cognitive psychology. The fourth
chapter discusses his early views concerning learning and
instruction. The fifth and sxith chapter compares Bruner''''''''s
theory against Piaget''''''''s theory and Vygotsky''''''''s theory
respectively. The seventh chapter centers on analysizing
Bruner''''''''s recent ideas on the approaches of cognitive
psychology. As Bruner claims himself as a Constructivist, the
eighth chapter compares Bruner''''''''s theory with recently widely
discussed theory of Constructivism and related ideas of
situated cognition. The nineth chapter provides a general
discussion and conclusion to the thesis, along with specific
recommendations and proposals for our current education
practices.
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