CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, a child might be shown pennies to represent each sound in a word (e.g., three pennies for the three sounds in “man”). To master this word, the child might be asked to place a penny on the table to show each sound in a word, and finally the child might identify the sounds without the pennies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vygotsky’s theory has been used to inspire a focus on interactive and collaborative organisations of teaching and learning that encourage students to learn from social interactions with peers and with the teacher.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main theory that underpins cooperative learning refers to social constructivism advanced by Vygotsky who considered that the roles of culture and society, language, and interaction are important in understanding how humans learn.

Detailed explanation-4: -An example of a cooperative learning activity would be the teacher using a Jigsaw strategy, whereby each student is required to research one section of the material and then teach it to the other members of the group.