LEV VYGOTSKY SOCIAL COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT CREATED BY MORGAN

LEV VYGOTSKY: SOCIAL COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT CREATED BY MORGAN RODGERS AND IYAWANNA EURE

WHO IS LEV VYGOTSKY • RUSSIAN PSYCHOLOGIST • STUDIED COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORIES IN THE 1920 S AND 30’S

VYGOTSKY CONCLUDED THAT… • CULTURE WAS A PRIMARY DETERMINANT IN LEARNING • LANGUAGE WAS THE PRIMARY METHOD OF CONVEYING KNOWLEDGE WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

WELL IT MEANS…. ACCORDING TO LEV… • LEARNING CAN ONLY TAKE PLACE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS • CHILDREN LEARN BEST FROM ADULTS

VYGOTSKY VS. PIAGET ALIKE BECAUSE: THE EMPHASIS ON LANGUAGE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY IN LEARNING AND PASSING ON CULTURE NOT ALIKE BECAUSE: PIAGET COLLAPSED THE COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT INTO STAGES VYGOTSKY DEFINED LEARNING DIFFERENCES BY THE ZPD OR THE

WHAT IS ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT • THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE CHILD CAN DO ON THEIR OWN AND WHAT THE CHILD CAN DO WITH HELP

WHAT IS THE SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY • CULTURE IS THE PRIMARY DETERMINATE IN LEARNING • ACTIVITY, LANGUAGE, CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ARE IMPORTANT IN COGNITIVE GROWTH NEED A GOOD DEFINITION? –SIMPLIFIED WE LEARN BEHAVIORS THROUGH OBSERVATION, MODELING, AND MOTIVATION SUCH AS POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT HTTP: //WWW. ALLEYDOG. COM/GLOSSARY/DEFINITION. PHP? TERM=S OCIAL%20 COGNITIVE%20 THEORY#IXZZ 3 SZBKGTJJ CAN YOU THINK OF AN EXAMPLE TO APPLY THIS TO THE REAL WORLD?

EXAMPLES • SIBLINGS THEY TEND TO COPY YOUR BEHAVIOR; IF YOU DO GOOD THINGS THEY WILL DO GOOD THINGS AND IN TURN BE REWARDED FOR THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOR EX. CANDY • PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN IF LITTLE KIDS HEAR A CUSS WORD COME FROM YOUR MOUTH THEY WILL REPEAT IT

IMPACT OF CULTURE • PROVIDES THE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE • DEFINES THE MEANS FOR THINKING • CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH EXPERIENCE SHARED WITH OTHERS • LANGUAGE IS A PRIMARY FACTOR • CHILDREN CANNOT LEARN ON THEIR OWN, THEY NEED HELPPARENTS TEACH CULTURAL VALUES

IMPORTANCE OF PLAY AND “SELF TALK” • CONTRIBUTES TO THE CHILDS INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT • ESSISENTIAL TO SOCIAL, PERSONAL, AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES • “SELF TALK” OR “INTERNALIZED TALKING” IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES SELF GUIDANCE

CONSCIOUS AWARENESS • AWARENESS OF SELF, LANGUAGE, CONCEPTS, PLACE IN THE WORLD ALLOW US TO BE HUMAN AND MAKING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HISTORY AND CULTURE

IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING AND TESTING • INTERACTION BETWEEN ADULTS AND CHILDREN ARE VITAL IN THE LEARNING PROCESS • ADULTS PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE CHILD IN BECOMING AN INDEPENDENT LEARNER THROUGH SCAFFOLDING • CHILDREN SHOULD BE ASSESSED JUST ABOVE THEIR LEVEL OF ZPD • TESTS MEASURE STUDENTS CURRENT LEVEL OF ABILITY CONSIDER THIS: DO YOU THINK WHAT STUDENTS CAN DO WITH THE HELP OF OTHERS IS A TRUE ASSESSMENT OR SHOULD

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