Definitions
Social Development
The process of acquiring the skills to interact with others, form relationships, and navigate social situations
Social Interaction
Children develop thinking skills through guided conversions and shared activities with peers
A russian psychologist
Conscious awareness
Awareness of their processes
More Knowledgeable Other
Someone who has a higher level of understanding or skill than a learner in a specific area, and helps that person learn
Language
Talking with others helps children plan, reason, and solve problems
What were some of his interests?
Literature, psychology and education
Voluntary control
Used or controlled
Zone of Proximal Development
The gap between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance from a more knowledgeable person, such as a teacher or more capable peer
Culture
Each culture shapes what a child learns through traditions and social norms that provide the framework for cognitive development
What was his theory?
Social interactions and culture form cognitive development
Mediated
Use of culture tools or signs like language