CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

VYGOTSKY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At Plymouth Elementary, first-through third-graders learn in a multiage classroom where children of varying ages and abilities work in groups, teaching and helping one another. This classroom emphasizes the Vygotskian principle of ____
A
discovery learning
B
independent exploration
C
peer collaboration
D
directed teaching
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vygotsky claimed that we are born with four ‘elementary mental functions’ : Attention, Sensation, Perception, and Memory. It is our social and cultural environment that allows us to use these elementary skills to develop and finally gain ‘higher mental functions. ‘

Detailed explanation-2: -Vygotsky was a key figure in Soviet Psychology who studied children and developed his own theories about how learning occurs. He believed that learning happens in three different stages: cognitive, motoric, and sociocultural.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Vygotsky (1978), much important learning by the child occurs through social interaction with a skillful tutor. The tutor may model behaviors and/or provide verbal instructions for the child. Vygotsky refers to this as cooperative or collaborative dialogue.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vygotsky believed that children learn more efficiently in a social environment. That is why learning to use social development theory in a classroom can help your students understand ideas more quickly. Furthermore, social interaction for Lev plays an integral role in learning and promotes a reciprocal teaching style.

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