VYGOTSKYS SOCIO-CULTURAL THEORY

- MARIA CATHERINE A. MAQUILANG

VYGOTSKYS SOCIO-CULTURAL THEORY

Social Cognitive
Language
Interaction Development

Cultural Context
PIAGET V. VYGOTSKY
FACTORS PIAGET VYGOTSKY
Social Interaction More individual in focus More social in focus
Did not propose stages
Believed that there are
but emphasized on
Cultural Factors universal stages of
cultural factors in
cognitive development
cognitive development

Stressed the role of

Did not give much
Language language in cognitive
emphasis on language
development
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S is like a
ssssnake.

I gotta go
down,
then up,
then
down.
There.
Letter N.
ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT (ZPD)

Zone of Proximal
Development:
What I can do with
the help of
someone else.
THE LEARNING
SPACE
by a More
Knowledgeable THE KNOWN: THE UNKNOWN:
Other (MKO)
What I can do by myself What I cannot do at all
SCAFFOLDING AND FADE-AWAY TECHNIQUE
Teacher

Activity Level
for a Task

Child
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