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    Vygotsky's sociocultural theory emphasizes the important role that social interaction and culture play in cognitive development. He believed that learning occurs through social interactions and that a child's potential development can be understood through examining what they can achieve with guidance versus alone. A key concept is the zone of proximal development, which is the difference between what a child can do independently and what they can do with help. Scaffolding from teachers or more advanced peers helps bridge this zone and facilitate learning.

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    Vygotsky's Socio-Cultural Theory

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    VYGOTSKY’S SOCIO-

    CULTURAL THEORY
    Zone of Proximal development
    Scaffolding to facilitate
    learning
    • The key theme of Vygotsky’s
    theory is that social interaction
    plays a very important role in
    the cognitive development.
    • He believed that individual
    development could not be
    understood without looking into
    the social and cultural context
    within which development
    happens.
    • Scaffolding term is the
    appropriate assistance given by
    the teacher to assist the learner
    accomplish a task.
    • When Vygotsky was a young
    boy
    • Recognize Social interaction
    and language as two central
    factors in cognitive
    development
    • And now became as Socio-
    cultural theory of develpoment
    Social Interaction

    • Emphasized that effective


    learning happens through
    participation in social activities,
    making the social context of
    learning crucial.
    • Who contributed to the
    process?
    • Parents, teachers and other
    adults in the learners’
    environment
    • They explain, model, assist,
    give directions and provide
    feedback to the learner.
    • Peers on the other hand,
    cooperate and collaborate and
    enrich the learning experience.
    Language

    • Opens the door for learners to


    acquire knowledge that others
    already have.
    • Learners can use language to
    know and understand the world
    and solve problems
    • Language serves as a social
    function but it also has an
    important individual function.
    • It helps the learner regulate and
    reflect on his own thinking.
    • Children talks to themselves .
    • Have you observe a
    preschooler? Did you hear them
    talking with themselves?
    • Like: “Gagawin ko itong
    airplane, Ikaw baby matulog ka
    na, ito na yung gatas mo…”
    • Vygotsky this “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
    • Private speech is a form of self-
    talk that guides the child’s
    thinking and action
    • HE also believed the essential
    role of activities inlearning
    • When a child attempts to perform
    a skill alone, s/he may not be
    immediately proficient it.
    • So, alone s/he may perform at a
    certain level of competency.
    • We called this as “ Zone of Actual
    Development”
    • With the guidance of competent
    adult or a more advanced peer,
    the child can perform at a higher
    level of competency
    • But the difference between
    child can accomplish alone and
    what she can accomplish with
    the guidance of another is
    referred to as “Zone of Proximal
    Development”
    • Zone represents a learning
    opportunity where a
    knowledgeable adult such as a
    teacher or parent or a more
    advanced peer can assist the
    child’s development
    The Zone of Proximal
    Development
    • The support or assistance that lets
    the child accomplish a task s/he
    cannot accomplish independently is
    called “Scaffolding”
    • Scaffolding is not about doing the
    task for the child while s/he
    watches.
    • The teacher or instructor should
    scaffold in such a way that the gap
    is bridged between the learner’s
    current skill levels and the desired
    skill level
    • “Scaffold and fade-away
    technique” is the term used if the
    learners when s/he become more
    proficient, able to complete tasks
    on their own that they could not
    initially do without assistance, the
    guidance can be withdrawn
    • Scaffolding, when done
    appropriately can make a learner
    confident and eventually he can
    accomplish the task
    independently without any need
    for assistance.

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