CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

VYGOTSKY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Many children in kindergarten enjoy playing ‘house.’ How does the value of play benefit young children, according to Vygotsky?
A
Play should be encouraged because it allows the teacher a chance to assess the students.
B
Play should be encouraged because it allows children time to have fun.
C
Play should be encouraged because it promotes new cognitive skills.
D
Play should be discouraged because allowing children to pretend slows cognitive development.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -2. Many children in kindergarten enjoy playing ‘house. ‘ How does the value of play benefit young children, according to Vygotsky? Play should be encouraged because it allows the teacher a chance to assess the students.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Vygotsky’s cultural-historical theory, play is an important part of early childhood. Vygotsky believed that play promotes cognitive, social, and emotional development in children.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where Piaget presented the child as a ‘lone scientist’, Vygotsky emphasised the social and cultural aspects of play. He argued that during play children were able to think in more complex ways than in their everyday lives, and could make up rules, use symbols and create narratives.

Detailed explanation-4: -Specifically, Vygotsky argued that children’s interaction with more knowledgeable others (e.g., parents, teachers, more advanced peers) significantly enhances their cognitive development. Based on this idea, play can be a medium through which children interact with more knowledgeable others.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vygotsky’s theory suggests that each stage builds upon the previous ones, and he believed that adults learn from observing children. He also believed that children learn through play, and that play is a form of sociocultural learning. His work has become an integral part of contemporary psychology.

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