Constructivist learning theory. Retrieved September 25 2013‚ from http://www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/resources/constructivistlearning.html Kristinsdóttir‚ S. B. (2001). Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Retrieved September 25‚ 2013‚ from http://mennta.hi.is/starfsfolk/solrunb/vygotsky.htm McLeod‚ S. A. (2010). Zone of Proximal Development - Scaffolding - Simply Psychology. Retrieved 21 September‚ 2013 from http://www.simplypsychology.org/Zone-of- Proximal-Development.html Overall‚ L. (2007). Supporting children
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Vygotsky stated that‚ "learning is a necessary and universal aspect of the process of developing culturally organized‚ specifically human psychological function" (Vygotsky‚ 1978). He preaches that for learning to occur‚ the learner must first make contact with the social environment on a personal level and then internalize the experience
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THEORIES AND THE CURRICULUM Learning Theories and the Curriculum Learning Theories 2 Lev Vygotsky‚ born in the U.S.S.R. in 1896‚ is responsible for the social development theory of learning. He proposed that social interaction profoundly influences cognitive development. Vygotsky’s key point is his belief that biological and cultural development do not occur in isolation. Vygotsky approached development differently from Piaget. Piaget believed that cognitive development consists of
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Ways of learning: Learning theories and learning styles in the classroom (3rdedn). Abingdon:Routledge Pollard‚ A. et al. (2014) Reflective Teaching in Schools (4th edn). London:Bloomsbury Pound‚ L. (2005) How children learn: from Montessori to Vygotsky – educational theories made easy. Step Forward Publishing Ltd. Teachers’ standard 2 Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils be accountable for pupils’ attainment‚ progress and outcomes be aware of pupils’ capabilities and their
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the continuing educational development that is taking place in the Reggio model‚ and there is much about the approach that is of interest to educators in Scotland. It is a socio-constructivist model. That is‚ it is influenced by the theory of Lev Vygotsky‚ which states that children (and adults) co-construct their theories and knowledge through the... Some implementations of the Reggio Emilia approach self-consciously juxtapose their conception of the teacher as autonomous co learner with other
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theorists such as Lev Vygotsky‚ Jean Piaget and Maria Montessori. Based on research and theories the Montessori‚ and Highscope approaches were developed and are currently being used in preschools. Lev Vygotsky theorized that young children learn through social interactions both at home and school. He challenged the common belief that children can learn at any time and that learning came automatic to children. Vygotsky offered that learning had a Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)‚ a window of
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Provide a brief description of the individual. Ellen Foster is a ten-year-old‚ Caucasian‚ female who experiences a series of traumatic events during her childhood. These traumatic events include her witnessing domestic violence in the home‚ her mother’s suicide and subsequent physical‚ sexual and psychological abuse by her alcoholic father‚ her maternal grandmother and other relatives (aunts and cousins on the mother’s side). Ellen shuttled from home to home‚ staying for a short time at the home
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Vygotsky emphasized the importance of adult guidance in promoting cognitive achievements. Children ’s learning involves the acquisition of information from others and deliberate teaching. Development occurs as the child internalizes‚ be able to think and solve the problem without the help of others‚ this ability is called self-regulation. There are three key concepts in Vygotsky theory‚ which are a zone of proximal development (ZPD)‚ scaffolding and private speech or self-talk
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approach‚ whilst noting that some fundamental flaws exist‚ however‚ in its inherency. The following essay will explore the relevance and validity of collaborative learning by examining its origins as rooted in theories supposed by theorists such as Vygotsky; coining such concepts as the ‘zone of proximal development’‚ and Tinsley and Lebak who expanded this theory to encompass the ‘zone of reflective capacity’. This research is further substantiated and built upon with investigations into cognitive
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theorists‚ Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky who both believed in cognitivism and influenced what we know today about children’s development and learning. Jean Piaget was a Swiss scientist and philosopher who later resided in France. Piaget believed children were like "little scientists" gathering data‚ processing‚ and making sense of the information (Powell‚ 2006). Piaget believed that kids develop in 4 major stages related to ego and self-centered tendencies and motives. Vygotsky in comparison was a Russian
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