Bruner vs Piaget

Overall comparison

Bruner places a much larger focus on adult participation in the learning process, although both theories consider children active participants in the process. The other main difference is Bruner's belief that development is very much a continuous process, rather than one with individual, fixed stages. Both theorists, however, agreed that children are naturally ready to learn language when born; their natural curiosity is also a common area. Overall, there is much common ground between the theorists' beliefs; the minor details were their main areas of differing belief.