EDUC 140AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Culturally Relevant Teaching, Lev Vygotsky, Kurt Koffka
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Going to analyze and reject all three theories on two fronts: 1) general relation between learning. & development, 2) specific features of this interaction when children enter school. Learning and development are interrelated from the child"s very first day of life (vygotsky 9) The actual developmental level is what a child is shown to be able to do independently, generally through a series of tests tests define what has already matured, the end product of such skillsets. The zone of proximal development defines ripening functions that require guidance, assistance, whether it be from peers" or teachers the ability for a child to mature and pick things up is the zone of proximal development. By considering the zone of proximal development, imitation must be used in learning. Current evaluations through independent testing only consider solutions to tests w/o assistance from others or leading questions.
