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SOCIO-CULTURAL
THEORY
LEV VYGOTSKY
●He was born in Russia in 1896.
●He wrote on language, thought
psychology of art, learning and
development, and educating
students with special needs.
●His ideas about language, culture
and cognitive development have
become major influences in
psychology and education today.
●The key theme of Vygotsky’s theory is that the social
interaction plays a very important role in cognitive
development.
●He believed that individual development could not be
understood without looking into the social and cultural
context within which development happens.
Social interaction
Vgotsky state that effective learning happens
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ACTUAL LEVEL (Level that the learner achieves A
when alone R
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INSTRUCTIN ZONE OF
with PROXIMAL
scaffolding DEVELOPMENT
(ZPD)
Scaffolding – the support or
assistance that lets the child
accomplish a task she/he cannot
accomplish independently. Scaffolding
is not about doing the task for the child
while she/he watches
Scaffold and fade-away techniques
learner become more proficient, able to
complete task on their own that they
could initially do without the assistance,
the guidance can be withdrawn.
That’s all