Ed Psych Test 1 Flashcards
challenge the student where they’ll be
teaching from the known to the unknown
curiosity and motivation
individualized learning
came up with Sociocultural Theory
Lev Vygotsky
“Learning only takes place within a social context”
Lev Vygotsky
which theory says that society and culture influence how a child acts and behaves
Sociocultural Theory
what is the lower cognitive functions in sociocultural theory?
common in animals and humans
biological
what are the higher cognitive functions in sociocultural theory
unique to humans
learning/memory/deep thinking
only humans can learn information
sociocultural theory is learning within a
social context
examined tasks that could only be performed with assistance
says that the task has to have a more knowledgeable adult
Lev Vygotsky
cornerstone of interaction
language
you’re not born with the knowledge to speak, you learn it
language
internalizing, appropriating, and constructing knowledge are part of what theory
sociocultural theory
what the child learns
internalizing
making their own
appropriating
making their own and transforming something new
constructing knowledge
didn’t have ages or stages
Vygotsky
upper limit of what the child can do without assistance
actual development level
required assistance of another
upper limit a child can do with assistance
could do it on their own but right now they need assistance
potential development level
in between the actual and potential developmental level
zone of proximal development
a learning aid
modeling/ demonstration/ thinking aloud asking questions
scaffolding
anything that helps someone to learn
a learning aid
what the student can do
foundational knowledge
that students cannot do on their own
new task
provided from instruction (a learning aid)
scaffold
what students can now do on their own as result of scaffolding (remove scaffolding)
new knowledge