Lesson 10: Early Cognitive Development: Mind, Culture, and Language Attention How important is the social interaction that is taking place in this picture to the learning of math? Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:
Teaching Vygotsky Vygotsky emphasized that cognitive development occured in a social context and that the social context had a profound impact on that development.
The Zone of Proximal Development is of great importance to teachers. It is the goal of teachers to present material in this "zone". Correctly done the material is not TOO COMPLEX that the child can't understand it, nor is it TOO EASY so that the child gets bored. Considering the diversity of the early childhood classroom...many students at different developmental levels despite similar ages...the is a difficult task! Wikipedia on Lev Vygotsky Assessment Possible In-Class Discussion Consider the social context of this course. To what degree to you think your social connections and interactions with your classmates and/or teacher, are important to your learning. Is this the same thing that Vygotsky was referring to?
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