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Cognitive Development Vygotsky’s Approach. Vygotsky’s theory Personal background Background of theory More knowledgeable others Zone of Proximal Development Sociocultural theory Private speech Social origins of cognition Intersubjectivity Scaffolding
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Cognitive DevelopmentVygotsky’s Approach • Vygotsky’s theory • Personal background • Background of theory • More knowledgeable others • Zone of Proximal Development • Sociocultural theory • Private speech • Social origins of cognition • Intersubjectivity • Scaffolding • Research on social interaction and cognitive development • Vygotsky and early childhood education • Evaluation of Vygotsky’s theory
Background of Vygotsky’s theory • Lev Vygotsky • More knowledgeable other • Anyone with better understanding of higher ability • Zone of Proximal Development • Distance between the child’s ability to perform a task with and without help
Sociocultural Theory • Private speech • Piaget’s concept of “egocentric speech” • Vygotsky’s notion of self-directed speech an inner speech • The social origins of cognition • Intersubjectivity • Scaffolding and guided participation
Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education • Importance of active participation • Assisted discovery • Make-believe play • Intersubjectivity • Scaffolding and guided participation
Evaluation of Vygotsky’s Theory • Challenges to Vygotsky: • Limitations to verbal communication • Parent’s versus child’s responsibility in acquiring skills • Role of basic perceptual, motor, attention, memory, problem solving skills