vigostky's world

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first theory social interaccion

the world of Vygotsky has been the source of much research and theory of cognitive development in recent times particularly in what is called social development theory

Vygotsky's theories stress the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition, community plays a central role in the process of "making meaning."

  the teory plays a fundamental role in the process of cognitive development.
 He states: “Every function in the child’s cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level., between people (interpsychological) and then inside the child (intrapsychological)”.



Second theory+

THE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE OTHER (MKO)

refers to anyone who has a better understanding or a higher ability level than the learner, with respect to a particular task, concept, or process The MKO is normally thought of as being a teacher, It could be peers an older adult, could also be a computer ,  a coach or a younger person.

THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT (ZPD)

 is the distance between a student’s ability to perform a task under adult guidance and or with peer collaboration and the student’s ability solving the problem independently. According to Lev Vuygotsky, learning occurred in this zone.

He focuses on the connections between people and the sociocultural context in which they act and interact in shared experiences. humans use tools that develop from a culture, such as speech and writing, to mediate their social environments. Initially children develop these tools to serve only as social functions, ways to communicate needs. He ,Vygotsky believes that the internalization of these tools led to higher thinking skills.

APPLICATIONS OF THE VYGOTSKY’S SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY

Some schools have traditionally held a transmissionist or instructionist model in which a teacher or lecturer ‘transmits’ information to students. On the opposite, Vygotsky’s theory promotes learning contexts in which students play an active role in learning. Roles of the teacher and student are  shifted, the teacher should collaborate with his or her students  to help facilitate meaning construction in students. Learning  becomes a reciprocal experience for the students and teacher.