EDPS 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lev Vygotsky, Cognitive Development
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Work suppressed for 20 years (criticized communist party) Mind in study contained some of his ideas (1978) Focuses on children"s learning of tools and communication systems through practice in meaningful tasks with other people. Social interaction with parents, siblings, peers, and teachers. Every culture passes along physical and cognitive tools for efficient daily living. Concepts, symbols, strategies, or other culturally constructed mechanisms that help people think more effectively. The effect of culture on vygotsky"s theory suggests an expectation of greater diversity among children. Talking to oneself as a way of guiding oneself through a task, audible, aloud. See transition with development of mumbling, silent lip motion, indecipherable tongue movements. Realize the importance of language as a tool for developing thinking. Our job is to help facilitate language development; help connect thought and language language. Encourage students to talk themselves through difficult tasks. Can be used as a behavior modification tool (self-monitoring) to improve performance.
