Lev Vygotsky Flashcards
According to him, children learn by internalizing the results of
interactions with adults
Vygotsky
This interactive learning is most effective in helping children cross the __________________________, the imaginary psychological space between what children can do or know by themselves and what they could do or know with help
zone of proximal development (ZPD)
ZPD can be assessed by _____________________ that, according to Vygotskyan theory, provide a better measure of children’s intellectual potential than do traditional psychometric tests that measure what children have already mastered.
dynamic tests
emphasize potential rather than present achievement
Vygotsky’s term for the difference
between what a child can do alone and what the child can do with help.
zone of proximal development (ZPD)
Temporary support to help a child
master a task.
scaffolding
Temporary support to help a child
master a task.
scaffolding
supportive assistance that a more
sophisticated interaction partner provides, and ideally it should be
aimed at the ZPD.
scaffolding
When you play with someone who is worse than you, you are not likely to improve. Likewise, when you play with someone who is a master, their skills are so above yours that they overwhelm you. However, playing with someone
who is just a bit better than you is likely to challenge you, illustrate
strategies you might be successful at, and result in the greatest amount of learning.
scaffolding
Vygotsky believed play provided children with scaffolding, enabling them to work at the higher end of their ZPD. If asked to pretend to be a statue, children are able to stand
still longer than if asked to just
remain motionless. The “rules” of
being a statue provide support for
the emerging regulatory abilities
of the children.
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