CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

VYGOTSKY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Cognitive Theory (Santrock, 2014) states that:
A
* The development of children’s memory, ability to pay attention, andreasoning skills involve learning to use the inventions of their society ____ language, mathematical systems, and memory strategies.
B
* Children’s social interaction with more-skilled adults and peers are verycrucial and needed for their cognitive development.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The major theme of Vygotsky’s theoretical framework is that social interaction plays a fundamental role in the development of cognition. Vygotsky believed everything is learned on two levels. First, through interaction with others, and then integrated into the individual’s mental structure.

Detailed explanation-3: -four elementary mental functions 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.

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