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SubjectsChild Development & PedagogyChild Development & LearningChapter 3 — Piaget, Kohlberg & Vygotsky3.2 Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory

Topic 3.2 · Child Development & Pedagogy · Piaget, Kohlberg & Vygotsky

Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory

Cognitive development is socially mediated.

Learning leads development when it happens just ahead — within the ZPD.

Important Facts

ZPD: Distance between actual & potential development
Scaffolding: Temporary support that is gradually removed

Key Points

More-knowledgeable-other provides scaffolding
Speech moves from external to internal

Important Names

Lev Vygotsky

Exam-Oriented Notes

»ZPD + scaffolding + language = Vygotsky's triad

Related topics

3.1 Piaget's Cognitive Development 3.3 Kohlberg's Moral Development

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