Biographical
Theories
Strengths/Weaknesses to theories
Final Jeopardy
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What is Lev Vygotsky's Birth date?
November 17th 1896
100
What is Vygotsky's area of study?
Socio-Culture
100
What is a strength to his social development theory
Children engage in social behavior
100
What were the colleges he went to and what years?
Moscow State University (1913 - 1917) · Shaniavskii Open University · Shanyavskii People’s University
200
What is his death date?
June 11th 1934
200
What is his main theory about language acquisition
Language has a particular role in learning and development by acquiring a language, a child is provided the means to think in new ways and gains a new cognitive tool for making sense of the world.
200
What is a strength of his language acquisition theory
It gives an account of the relation between cognitive development and learning
300
What is the number of books he published
6
300
Human development results from a dynamic interaction between individuals and society.
What is his Sociocultural Theory?
300
What is a strength of his ZPD theory
It pays considerable attention to the socio-cultural context
400
What was his first degree
A law degree
400
What is Zone of Proximal Development
The difference between a child's capacity to solve problems on its own, and its capacity to solve them with assistance
400
What is a weakness to Vygotsky's theories?
Most parents weren't very interactive with their children because of work.
500
What was his cause of death
Tuberculosis
500
Social interaction plays a fundamental role in the development of cognition
What is his main theory about childhood.
500
What is a weakness to all of Vygotsky's theories
Not accepted by mainstream psychologists and educators
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