Editing Educational psychology (section)

====Jerome Bruner====

[[Jerome Bruner]] is notable for integrating [[Jean Piaget|Piaget]]'s [[cognitive]] approaches into educational [[psychology]].<ref name="zimmerman2"/> He advocated for [[discovery learning]] where teachers create a [[problem solving]] environment that allows the student to question, [[explore]] and experiment.<ref name="zimmerman2"/> In his book ''[[The Process of Education]]'' Bruner stated that the structure of the material and the [[cognitive]] abilities of the person are important in [[learning]].<ref name="zimmerman2"/> He emphasized the importance of the subject matter. He also believed that how the subject was structured was important for the student's understanding of the subject and that it was the goal of the teacher to structure the subject in a way that was easy for the student to understand.<ref name="zimmerman2"/> In the early 1960s, Bruner went to [[Africa]] to teach math and science to school children, which influenced his view as schooling as a [[cultural]] institution. Bruner was also influential in the development of MACOS, [[Man: A Course of Study|Man: a Course of Study]], which was an educational program that combined [[anthropology]] and [[science]].<ref name="zimmerman2"/> The program explored [[human evolution]] and [[social behavior]]. He also helped with the development of the head start program. He was interested in the influence of culture on education and looked at the impact of poverty on educational development.<ref name="zimmerman2"/>