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VYGOTSKY
VYGOTSKY
Theory of
Development
(Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky)
Lev Vygotsky
• Socratic Method – a systematic question
and answer approach.
1. Social Interaction
•
ZPD ( Zone of Proximal Development)
• The distance between the students ability to
perform a task under adult guidance and with
peer collaboration & the students ability solving
the problem independently.
• Therefore Learning occurred in this zone.
• The social interaction is also there through the
teacher and students collaboration in solving,
answering or knowing something.
• But the proximal development will not be called
as proximal but an Actual Development without
the assistance of the;
MKO ( More Knowledgeable Other)
• Competent adult or more advanced peer that
helps the children, assist them, and instruct
them on the things they need to do. Now there
is the presence of the ZPD. The zone represents
a learning opportunity where a knowledgeable
adult can assist the child’s development based
also on their capabilities and reach of their mind.
• Scaffolding – a term for the appropriate
assistance given by the teacher to assist the
learner accomplish the task without any need for
assistance.