J. Bruner有關幼兒遊戲的觀點及其教育意蘊

A Review of J. Bruner's Views on Children's Play and Its Educational Implications

Psychologist J. Bruner is a pioneer in cognitive psychology, and he has accumulated rich research results in children's plays. This article adopts the document analysis method to organize and summarize Bruner's research findings in the field of children's play. It is pointed out that children's plays have the characteristics of benefit, flexibility, creativity, assumption, embodiment and interest. Bruner advocates that plays are a preparation for human social activities, can enhance children's learning and problem-solving abilities, can be used as cultural tools and promote cultural development, and help to improve children's language ability, and careful selection of play materials can increase learning effects, furthermore, it can improve children's concentration, creativity, communication and interaction skills. His views on children's play, including the mental skills, cognitive strategies, language knowledge, motor skills and attitudes that education highlights, are of great significance. As for the educational implication of relevant views on children’s development, they include: making good use of plays to promote children’s development, using plays to promote children’s thinking, plays are conducive to cultural acquisition and innovation, recognizing the role of educators in plays, grasp the essence of the play to its full potential. Looking forward to the development of domestic early childhood education, the above-mentioned educational implication highlights the value of plays in early childhood education. Early childhood educators should truly integrate it into educational activities, and should truly grasp the essence of plays and recognize their roles and tasks, so as to promote children's learning and growth.