PSY 2105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8.3: Lev Vygotsky, Ontogeny, Discovery Learning

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Summary: the sociocultural view considers the role of environment, which is organized by culture, in development, by age 7 they can think in words and use them to solve problems, major themes include. Zone of proximal development (what i can do with help) - being able to teach something to someone if they"re capable with learning it with help. Scaffolding (tapers off help) - giving kids lots of help and support until they don"t need it anymore. Very beginning; telling them everything they need to remember to dive step by step then eventually don"t have to tell them anything. Every time they learn, toy reinforce and instruct less of what they"ve already learned. Understanding human cognitive development is dependent on an understanding of the cultural- historical context: vygotsky proposed the study of development over 4 contexts ontogenetic: takes place across the life of an individual.

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