Developmental and Sociocultural Approaches to Cognitive Change

Question 1

What are Vygotsky’s two pertinent sociocultural perspectives?

Answer 1

1. guided participation
2. zone of proximal development

Question 2

What is the concept of guided participation? (hint : A student talking to C student)

Answer 2

More skilled partner is attuned to the needs of the child and helps her accomplish more than she could do alone

Question 3

What is the concept of zone of proximal development? (hint : normal vs guided)

Answer 3

the gap between a child’s competence level (what she can do alone) and what she can do with assistance