SOCIO CULTURAL Flashcards
The key theme of Vygotsky’s theory is that social interaction plays a very important role in cognitive development. He believed that individual development could not be understood without looking into the social and cultural context within which development happens.
VYGOTSKY’S SOCIO-CULTURAL THEORY
Vygotsky’s term for the appropriate assistance given by the teacher to assist the learner accomplish a task.
SCAFFOLDING
Vygotsky worked on his theory around the same time as Piaget6 in between the ____
1920’s and 30’s
PIAGET OR VYGOTSKY
• More individual in focus
• Believed that there are universal stages of cognitive development More social in focus
• Did not propose stages but emphasized on cultural factors in cognitive development
VYGOTSKY
PIAGET OR VYGOTSKY
Stressed the role of language in cognitive development
VYGOTSKY
P OR V
More individual in focus
Believed that there are universal stages of cognitive developm
PIAGET
P OR V
Did not give much emphasis on language
PIAGET
Theory more on social
SOCIAL INTERACTION
He gave more weight on the social interactions that contributed to the cognitive development of individuals.
SOCIAL INTERACTION
Emphasized that effective learning happens through participation in social activities, making the social context of learning crucial.
SOCIAL INTERACTION
Looked into the wide range of experiences that a culture would give to a child.
CULTURAL FACTORS
One culture’s view about education, how children are trained early in life all can contribute to the cognitive development of the child
CULTURAL FACTORS
“Talking- to -oneself” is an indication of the thinking that goes on in the mind of the child. This will eventually lead to private speech.
LANGUAGE
Is a form of self-talk that guides the child’s thinking and action.
PRIVATE SPEECH
Believed in the essential role of activities in learning .
LANGUAGE
