Zone of proximal development

The “zone of proximal development” to me is that of teaching someone something they did not know how to do, especially children. One of the teaching strategies from the article “Infants and Toddlers Exploring Mathematics” that demonstrate supporting a toddler within their zone of proximal development as the acquire knowledge of mathematics is that of “Helping a slice bananas for snack” (Geist, 2009,p.41) in where the teacher may use a plastic knife and do hand-over-hand with the toddler to…

learns from their families. Vygotsky felt that learning came before development can occur, that children learn from culture and their history. He also believes that children grow intelleicity and on their…

2010). According to Vygotsky “the one’s development is a result of his own…

Cognitive development is all about the way a person thinks. According to these theorists, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, David Elkind, and Benjamin Bloom, there are many different ways of thinking. Jean Piaget believed development occurred in four different stages of thinking. He considers the stages to be universal as the individual develops throughout their environments. The first stage sensorimotor focused on birth until 2 years old is basically the motor skills along with sensory organs…

Vygotsky believed children learned through the interaction and development of others, while Piaget thought a child should learn independently. The instructor in the video favored the stance of Vygotsky, following the techniques on the nurturing end of the spectrum. One way in which the teacher portrayed this was through use of scaffolding, which is a form of teaching that provides students with instruction based on their level or abilities. In the video, most of the children were responsive and…

Comparing the two Theories Sociocultural theory suggests that language is developed through scaffolded practice that exists within children’s zones of proximal development. This theory of intellectual development to explain both classrooms and everyday events. This does not mean, however, that the child requires formal education of any sort to learn language. Nativist linguistic theories hold that children learn through their…

theorist that have an influence toward my position regarding child guidance are Lev Vygotsky and Abraham Maslow. Vygotsky was born in 1896; he had many contributions to theories of child development. Vygotsky projected the term, zone of proximal development and also the idea of scaffolding in a child’s development. Abraham Maslow was born much later in 1908; he developed a theory that is known as “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs”. He believed that “a child’s most basic bodily or physiological needs,…

Within the cognitive development theory, there are four stages of schemes. There is a sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stage. My student falls under the concrete operational stage. In this stage, the “child is capable of mentally reversing…

Knowledge Understanding and utilizing theories on cognitive development, social development, and behavioral development is essential to be an effective teacher. Therefore it is equally important to be well versed with the prominent theories and methods of educating that are available today. However, not only is it important to know the theories and what they mean, but also to utilize those theories in the classroom. Many of the theories of development will be utilized in my classroom, but Lev…

The Vygotsky Approach Vygotsky is considered one of the fathers of developmental psychology, and often compared to Piaget, who was a contemporary. His most popular theories include the “Sociocultural Theory” and the “Zone of Proximal Development.” These theories still have relevance in today’s world. Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky was born in Western Russia on November 17, 1896 to a prominent Jewish family. He was one of eight children and went to school at Moscow State University, gaining a law…