EPSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lev Vygotsky, Cognitive Development, Teachable Moment
14 Feb 2020
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Social interactions: knowledge can be conveyed/advanced through social interactions, students" social interactions with more skilled influence cognitive development. Zone of proximal development: zone of proximal development (zpd): a range of tasks that are too difficult for the child to master alone but can be learned from guidance and assistance of more-skilled individuals, where learning takes place (teachable moment) Scaffolding: scaffolding: support for learning and problem-solving, students should be guided & assisted in their learning, teachers, parents, peers, or software tools, most of the guidance is communicated through language, dialogue: a tool of scaffolding in the zpd. Similarities between piaget and vygotsky: emphasize that children actively construct their own knowledge and understanding, teachers serve as facilitators and guides. Piaget: students construct knowledge by organizing & adapting, development precedes learning, cognitive structures need to develop before learning takes place, being ready for learning, minimal role of language on cognitive development, interactions with peers can create disequilibrium.
