Presented by:
Jenina Pauline Cardenas
  Mark Francis Astom
        BSEd- II
Lev Vygotsky
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Vygotsky believes that…
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          the child is viewed as
           an active seeker of
           knowledge;
          the child and
           environment interact
           together enabling
           cognitive development
           in a culturally adaptive
           way;
Vygotsky believes that…
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        the mind is
         perceived to be
         socially constructed;
        the child is born
         with basic
         attentional,
         perceptual and
         memory capacities;
Vygotsky believes that…
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          development occurs
           as a direct result of
           contact with the
           environment;
          language and
           thought develop
           independently, but
           eventually merge and
           interact.
Vygotsky believes that…
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           children must
            speak to
            themselves in a self
            guiding and
            directing way-
            initially aloud and
            later internally
1. Self-Regulation
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Development involves the
 internalization of signs acquired by
 an individual from others so that
 he can solve problems by himself
2. Zone of Proximal
    Development
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     refers to the tasks a
      child is unable to
      complete alone, but is
      able to complete with
      the assistance of an
      adult.
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The teacher gives a
 learning experience
 for a specific child at a
 level just beyond
 his/her current level
 of performance.
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3. Scaffolding
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    In order for a child
     to learn new
     concepts or skills
     the teacher must
     provide scaffolds
     for the learning
     experience.
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Like scaffolding on a
 building, supports are withdrawn as
 individual competence
 develops. Scaffolding may include
 physical presence and prompts along
 with more specific metacognitive
 strategies.
Educational Implications
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Child as an active participant in the learning
 process.
Importance of individual difference.
Assist children in discovery.
Teachers should guide learning through
 explanation, demonstration and verbal
 prompts.
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 Tailor lessons to each child's zone of proximal
  development.
 Early childhood – promote teacher/child and
  child/child interactions.
 Promote fantasy play.
 Within the learning environment focus on literacy
  activities.
 Use prompts, reminders, increase independence,
  give information, use cooperative learning and
  reciprocal teaching strategies.
Vygotsky also believed
        that…
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Language is the most important tool
 for gaining this social knowledge
Children can learn a lot via language
“Words play a central part
not only in the development
   of thought but in the
   historical growth of
consciousness as a whole.”

  “The speech structures
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