VGOTSKY
- Created by: megankimble
- Created on: 06-06-16 11:54
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- vygotsky
- he viewed language as a vital social tool.
- he believed that children were active learners- they learn by exploring their world and testing their ideas against reality.
- zone of proximal development= (1st draft and 2nd draft)
- the level of actual development and the level of potential development
- play- pretend play such as: mothers, doctors or nurses pushes children beyond their true capabilities.
- the zone for the children is not fixed- some children have a larger zones than others.
- he stressed the importance of knowing when support is no longer needed- the child has got the information they do not need assistance
- the zone for the children is not fixed- some children have a larger zones than others.
- application of VYGOTKSY
- Understanding children as individuals
- observing children- responding to them (marking).
- interaction to aid learning
- group work/ reading
- varieties of experiences
- assessment- progressing what can be done?
- early years and practitioners need to know how children can move to the next stage (scaffolding process).
- don't make the work too hard or too easy
- criticisms
- teachers need to know each child's level of development.
- he did not pay enough attention to the biological factors (nature). especially the physical maturation in the child's first years of life
- difficult to understand all the pupils in the class- not enough time to assess all of them
- he viewed language as a vital social tool.
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