Vygotsky

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Functions
Basic=genetic,biological,spontaneous. Higher=requires processes and mediators
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Scaffolding
Freund 1990- C assisted by mothers did better at sorting task
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Scaffolding
Hammond, 2012- scaffodling at 2 years associated with high verbal ability
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Mediators
Play- self control in roles, imaginative thinking, rule based play, social norms
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Mediators
Language- access and express ideas, understand others
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Zone of Proximal Development
Smagorinsky, 1995- ZPD dynamic and different between domains
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Private speech
Beck 1992- form of self guidance- thinking and behaviour
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Private speech
Vygotsky- private speech increased as task difficulty increased
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Guided Participation
Rogoff 1998- scaffolding can also come from peers
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Reciprocal teaching
Palinscar et al 1984- students difficulty comprehending text- teacher asks questions, makes prediction about story etc
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Community of learners
Tryphon 1996- aimed to improve science education in inner city schools- based what was taught and how on Vygotsky and Piaget
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General strengths
Idiographic
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General strengths
Influential framework for research
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Weaknesses
Lui et al 2005- learning difficulties- may not gain as much from social interaction
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Weaknesses
Gallagher 1978- some learning is indivually constructed through self discovery- too much emphasis on social
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Weaknesses (own thought)
Play as mediator- what about autistic children? Language as mediator- what about speech difficulties, change of language etc?
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Weaknesses (no name)
ZPD has no units, difficult to test and not falsifiable
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Weaknesses (no name)
Not as much scrunity as other theories i.e. Piaget because of this time it took to translate
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Impact on education
Azmita 1988- 5 yr olds with lego experience- better at task when paired with more experienced builder
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Impact on education
Gauvain 2012- scaffolding and GP should be implemented in classroom- C and adults cooperation on joint activities and students varying in skills and knowledge learn from each other
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Impact on education (general)
Teaching should be aimed at elemts of cognition in active development i.e. ZPD
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