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Vygotsky and Education
Zone of Proximal Development
Language and Social Development
In Relationship to Other Theorists
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His interest in cognitive and language development and their relationships to learning.
What is what led Vygotsky to study psychology and its impact on educational theory?
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Zone of Proximal Development
What is one of the most important concept of Vygotsky’s theory
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Through language children learn communication. Communication learned is both verbal and non-verbal. Use facial gestures, expressions and body language to interpret another’s response
What is the necessity of language in cognitive development
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Vygotsky studied and responded to the work of these three theorists.
Who are Freud, Montessori, and Piaget
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Learning and development are similar but not identical. Instructing the child and acknowledging the child’s individual development contributes to their learning.
What are Vygotsky's beliefs on learning and development?
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The distance between the most difficult task a child can do alone and the most difficult task a child can do with help
What is Vygotsky's definition of the Zone of Proximal Development
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The role of language extends children’s learning and classroom conversation should be encouraged.
What are Vygotsky's views on classroom conversation
200
Personal and social experience cannot be separated. Children learn through their experiences and the experiences of others
What is Vygotsky's response to Piaget's theory of personal experience
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Tests should included both quanitative and qualitative data. Observation is an important form of assessment.
What is how Vygotsky responded to measuring children’s abilities based on intelligence tests
300
Scaffolding
What is assistance of a teacher or peer when learning a new concept
300
Teachers should provide opportunities for students to work together and help each other when needed.
What are Vygotsky's views that teachers can support the social development of children
300
A comparison and contrast of Piaget and Vygotsky's theory of cognitive learning.
Piaget- learning is internal- learn through personal experience Vygotsky- learning is interactive- affected by social development, social surroundings and interactions.
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Teacher must look at the individual needs of the child and their social surroundings
What is what teachers should look for when determining where children are in the learning process
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Language and development build off of one another. Through play children practice using language
What are Vygotsky's views on what occurs during a child's play