Lev Vygotsky

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Lev Vygotsky

• Learning is a Cognitive Building Process

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Biography

• Born 1896 in Orsha, Belarus (Russian Empire)
• Attended Moscow University
• Majored in Law
• Worked as a school teacher
• Died in 1934 of Tuberculosis

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Revolutionary Ideas

• Social Development Theory
• Zone of Proximal Development
• Scaffolding

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Social Development Theory

• Social Interaction plays a fundamental role in
  the development of cognition.
• Biological and Social Development are not
  isolated from each other
• Learning is mediated by social interaction
• Zone of Proximal Development
• Example Pointing fingers

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Zone of Proximal Development

• The students range of abilities with and without
  assistance of others.
• Teachers should monitor and give the least amount
  of assistance possible

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Scaffolding

• Giving students the opportunity to share their
  knowledge and skills
• Ensuring that tasks are manageable for all
  students
• Engaging students interest
• Motivate

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Teaching Model Based on Vygotskys Theory
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Traditional Vs. Vygotsky Classroom
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Bibliography

• http//coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/sdtheory/index.ht
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• http//chd.gmu.edu/immersion/knowledgebase/theoris
  ts/constructivism/vygotsky.htm
• http//tip.psychology.org/vygotsky.html