BRUNER - Applying Learning Theories to Online Instructional Design

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B) Practical Application (Principles)

Bruner’s constructivist theory can be applied to instruction, as Kearsley (1994b) surmises, by applying the following principles:

  1. Instruction must be concerned with the experiences and contexts that make the student willing and able to learn (readiness).

  2. Instruction must be structured so that it can be easily grasped by the student (spiral organization).

  3. Instruction should be designed to facilitate extrapolation and or fill in the gaps (going beyond the information given).

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