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Explaining complex concepts as time, emotions,
and consciousness in depth.
JeanPiaget's theory of cognitive
development provides a framework for
understanding how cognition, or thinking
develops. ... So providing ample
opportunities for children to interact with
the environment through all their senses
allows them to gain a better understanding
of the world around them.
Language is a social context that is
developed through social interactions.
According to Lev Vygotsky, a 20th century
Soviet psychologist, language acquisition
involves not only a child’s exposure to words,
but also an independent process of growth
between thought and language.
Vygotsky influential theory of the “Zone of
Proximal Development” asserts that teachers
should consider a child prospective learning
power before trying to expand the child’s
grasp of learning.
The zone of proximal development
(sometimes abbreviated ZPD), is the
difference between what a learner can do
without help and what he or she can do with
help.
The zone of proximal development is an
important concept in the fields of both
education and psychology. By understanding
how the ZPD works, educators and
instructional designers can be better
prepared to create instruction and learning
programs that maximize the tools and
resources available to students.
Scaffolding is a term that sprung out of the
concept of the ZPD. It refers to the help or
guidance from an adult or more competent peer
to allow the child to work within the ZPD. Just
as in a building project, the scaffolding is
erected to support the building process, but then
removed when it is no longer needed.
Example of scaffolding:
If students are not at the reading level required to
understand a text being taught in a course, the
teacher might use instructional scaffolding to
incrementally improve their reading ability until they
can read the required text independently and without
assistance
Vygotsky theory of language is based on
constructivist learning theory, which
contends that children acquire knowledge as
a result of engaging in social experiences.