CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lev Vygotsky was a seminal Russian psychologist best known for his sociocultural theory. He constructed the idea of a zone of proximal development, which are those tasks which are too difficult for a child to solve alone but s/he can accomplish with the help of adults or more skilled peers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The concept of the zone of proximal development was originally developed by Vygotsky to argue against the use of academic, knowledge-based tests as a means to gauge students’ intelligence. He also created ZPD to further develop Jean Piaget’s theory of children being lone and autonomous learners.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lev Vygotsky – A sociocultural theorist who maintains that how we think is a function of both social and cultural forces. He believes that all learning is shaped by the way parents and cultures think and interact. Vygotsky says that social interaction is the primary cause of cognitive growth.

Detailed explanation-4: -The concept of zone of proximal development (ZPD) was developed by Lev Semenovich Vygotsky during the late 1920s and elaborated progressively until his death in 1934.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vygotsky’s social development theory asserts that a child’s cognitive development and learning ability can be guided and mediated by their social interactions. His theory (also called Vygotsky’s Sociocultural theory) states that learning is a crucially social process as opposed to an independent journey of discovery.