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Difference between Burner’s and Piaget’s Theories of Cognitive Development in points
- In contrast to Bruner’s theory, which views cognitive development as a continuous process, Piaget’s theory places cognitive development in a sequence of phases.
- In contrast to Bruner’s theory, which contends that language is the cause of cognitive growth, Piaget’s theory contends that language is a result of cognitive development.
- In contrast to Bruner’s theory, which places more focus on socio-cultural background in the belief that it affects intellectual development, Piaget’s theory places minimal emphasis on it.
- Piaget’s theory contains four phases as opposed to Bruner’s three: the sensorimotor stage, the preoperational stage, the concrete operational stage, and the formal operational stage.
- In contrast to Piaget’s four phases of cognitive development, Bruner’s theory posits three stages of representation: the enactive stage, the iconic stage, and the symbolic stage.
- According to Piaget’s theory, Bruner’s three phases of development last a lifetime, but Piaget’s four stages stop at childhood.
- In contrast to Piaget, who thought that development took place in four phases, Bruner thought that development continued until maturity and throughout life.
