Zone of proximal development

Throughout this quarter, I have been exposed to multiple works from many authors and thinkers who have argued about ideas such as diversity and inclusion at higher learning institutions. As a future SSSP tutor, the readings that stood out to me the most were the ones that included how can institutions and professors can be more inclusive towards students. From the author’s methods of praxis, I will be able to combine their ideas to my liking in order to be the best tutor I can be, which is what…

After taking this course and studying human development, it has given me great insight into my personal development and growth from the prenatal period through early adulthood. When writing this essay, I chose to include the theories I found most applicable and accurate in regards to my experiences as I developed from the prenatal period to early adulthood. Starting with the prenatal period in the first trimester of pregnancy as I went from zygote to embryo to fetus, I developed rapidly and…

From my point of view, when organizing the ideal emergent literacy environment, it is very important to begin the process by getting to know the students' background, likes, interests, and level of knowledge proceed with the accommodations and strategies to make these students feel very welcome. Therefore, I like to always emphasize the classroom rules and the respect in the classroom. Then, one good activity as the ice breaks between students and to emerge literacy could start with the…

I taught a twenty-minute lesson for the Discussion Guide assignment, completed in 381 Educational Psychology. The lesson was completed with a partner and our audience was the other students in our class. My lesson was completed on Module 14, “Critical thinking and Problem solving’. My partner and I focused a takeaway of critical thinking; the takeaway displayed that teachers must foster the growth of students’ critical thinking and problem solving skills by asking them questions that require…

238). The two keys concepts of sociocultural is: zone of proximal development (ZPD) and scaffolding; ZPD alludes to a span of tasks that a child can accomplish with help from an adult. As for scaffolding, it is about short-term assistance given by a parent or teacher to a child that is learning how to complete or…

order to provide a high-quality curriculum with clearly defined learning goals. Effective evidence-based strategies includes effective classroom management, group students for instruction, assessing readiness, and teaching to the student’s zone of proximal development. Differentiated instruction is based on the principles of how students learn. In a differentiated…

The ecological systems theory offers insight into how a child’s social environment affects development and the interrelatedness of contextual influences on development (Goldblatt, Yahav, & Ricon, 2014; Weigel & Martin, 2006). The ecological approach ascertains various environmental influences contribute to a child’s development. Bronfenbrenner describes these environments as the microsystem, the mesosystem, the exosystem, and the macrosystem. The microsystem…

felt that a child’s social interaction played a large role in his or her development. His Social Development Theory suggests that by social interactions, a child makes meaning out of the world he or she lives in. He states that social learning comes before development (McLeod, 2014). Vygotsky believed that social and cultural influences were a key component of how a child develops. Different cultures influence the development of children through various methods. “Things that affect our behavior…

Inherent within the framework for helping students construct meaning before, during, and after reading, the instructional scaffold draws from Vygotsky’s (1978) Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), the province between what a student can do independently and the level of proficiency that he or she can attain through expert guidance. As a teaching tool, the SRE includes selected strategies to support student comprehension of…

childhood. In this stage, early childhood experience could influence the entire life of human, and shape what person you will be. Early childhood education is exploring continue up to now. There are many theorists, who spent efforts to focused on the development of human. This essay will discuss several theorists’ theories of early childhood education, which is involved in Erikson’s stage theory, Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory and Bronfenbrenner’ ecological system theory. “Trust versus…