Child Cognitive Development - Vygotsky

A set of flashcards to support revision on Lev Vygotsky and his sociocultural theories on how children learn.

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When an adult supports a child in various ways as the child learns
Scaffolding
The gap between what a child can do alone now and what they will be able to do alone in the future once they have recieved some support.
Zone of Proximal Development
What nationality was Lev Vygotsky?
Russian
How old was Lev Vygotsky when he died?
38
What is the name of a social learning task where two children, one more able and one less able, learn together?
Peer tutoring
A form of scaffolding where the adult shows the child how to do something
Demonstration
A form of scaffolding where the adult tells the child exactly what to do
Specific instructions
A form of scaffolding where the adult offers the child clues and hints.
Verbal prompts
A form of scaffolding where the adult lines up the materials for the child.
Preparation
A form of scaffolding where the adult points ut likely resources to the child.
Indication
One way in which cultural practises are passed on from generation to generation.
Guided participation
Where a child learns from another more able child.
Peer tutoring.
Where pupils and teachers work togehter on a common purpose.
Community of enquiry
A structured approach to group discussion where viewpoints and arguments are presented and discussed to reach a joint view.
Collective argumentation
Supports buildings while they are under construction.
Scaffolding