Zone Of Proximal Development Summary

Outside playing was a young boy named Dhanvi, he seemed close to another boy and often stayed near him. Dhanvi and his friend played with a bike that had a wagon attached to it, the friend rode the bike while Dhanvi rode in the wagon. At one point the bike got stuck going up a hill, Dhanvi got off the wagon and figured out how to help his friend. He does this every time the bike gets stuck. This showed Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, Dhanvi was able to solve a problem by himself. He always held onto the sides of the wagon and seemed a little nervous when the bike sped up, this signals Bandura’s Vicarious Reinforcement he may of observed another child fall off the wagon when it was going fast and has learned to be cautious. The friend stops the bike and Dhanvi
A teacher asked if he needed help and he said yes, this shows Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development as well as Scaffolding. A teacher then announced that it was time to go and Dhanvi complied easily this showed operant conditioning, he knew that if he followed the directions he would be rewarded inside by being able to play with toys. Once inside Dhanvi joined a group playing with toys that included his friend from outside, he started to build a toy by himself which showed Erikson’s theory and his ability to start his own activities. Both his friend and the teacher offer him pieces for the toy but he seemed hesitant to take them. He eventually puts together the entire toy, shows his teacher, and is then praised. He then started on another toy and begins to become more willing to accept pieces from his friend and teacher, this signed operant conditioning, he was praised for putting together the toy and now feels rewarded and more confident. Once Dhanvi was finished with that toy he got up and dropped the toy onto the ground, many of the other children around him were also doing this so that showed Bandura's Social Learning Theory he observed those around him and decided to imitate their