Zone of proximal development

My own practice is characterised by a mixture of all three theories, it depends which group I am teaching and what topic. To me, social construction is more practicable with top set. I can easily get them into dialogue and intervene accordingly. As I move down the set, I meet issues in the classroom like lack of motivation and other behavioural issues, which makes it unrealistic to engage students in dialogue. Lack of sufficient support either from within the department or senior leadership in…

The theories of children’s cognitive development are demonstrated by Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Piaget’s theory points out that there are four stages in children’s cognitive development and each stage has a particular age group. As the transitions between stages are processed, changes in cognitive skills will appear. Meanwhile, Vygotsky suggests the cognitive development of children is by working together and learning from other people. He emphasizes the importance of socio-cultural impacts…

teaching strategies were suitable for enhancing the students learning, and what I needed to do next to support the improvement of students learning. Moreover, these assessments helped me to identify the students’ capability such as the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) of the students (Vygotsky, 1978). Once I knew the ZPD of the students, I changed my teaching strategies to meet their learning needs. For example, I designed a series of the interventions to scaffold the students through their…

means that we must work together. I cannot just stand in the front of the classroom and tell the focus learner how to do the problems and expect him to understand and grasp the concepts. 2. The learning must take place in the learner’s zone of proximal development which according to Vygotsky, is what the learner can do with help and what the learner can do without help. To now…

influence of social collectivity on individuals’ cognitive development (Liu & Matthews,…

and literacy develops has long been a matter of theoretical debate, where numerous academics have been unable to decide on a single theory which can explain the most effective method of learning which can have the greatest effect on the cognitive development of an individual. B.F. Skinner’s (1957) theory of behaviourism and Lev Vygotsky’s (1978) Social Interactionist theory are two such learning models, each with their own distinct differences and implications when applied within an early…

I have also worked with the Head of Maths by contributing to the organisational development and shared my bank of resources with colleagues to help enhance and improve the quality of learning. I learned a lot about my practices as a teacher by questioning my own personal and professional attitudes and beliefs as I made changes to accommodate…

to write very many other words, if any. She uses the gradual release method, which she talks about later in the article. VanNess starts to research how to help her students become better writers, she ends up disappointed from some professional development but she didn’t let that stop her or even slow her down. She decided to research on her own and she came to the same conclusion of several people had already…

different methods of learning can be explained by analysing the mental process first. Learning includes not only the basic and complex skills but also understanding, critical evaluation and application of the problems. Jean Piaget’s four cognitive development stages known as ‘Genetic Epistemology’. He was well know in the filed of education, particularly in teaching mathematics, as he provides substantial knowledge of how Mathematics is learnt by students. He believes that all children pass…

Piaget also believed that children construct knowledge within themselves from these interactions with the environment (Esnar, 2014). Piaget divided cognitive development into four stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete-operational, and formal-operational (Roe & Smith, 2012, p.119). It is important for teachers to understand which stage their students are in and to adapt their reading instruction to fit the…