Chapter 5 Bruner's Learning Theory 5.3.2 Main ideas Symbolic mode(words and numbers): learners understand knowledge by language and reason, moreover they start trying to solve problems by thinking creatively.They can understand and manipulate purely abstract concepts. They must be able to do this in order to profit from extended verbal instruction in the more formal aspects of subject-matter knowledge(higher-order rules and principles expressing relationships among defined conceptsChapter 5 Bruner’s Learning Theory ⚫ 5.3.2 Main ideas ⚫ Symbolic mode(words and numbers):learners understand knowledge by language and reason, moreover they start trying to solve problems by thinking creatively.They can understand and manipulate purely abstract concepts. They must be able to do this in order to profit from extended verbal instruction in the more formal aspects of subject-matter knowledge(higher-order rules and principles expressing relationships among defined concepts