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| * **Social interaction** - which according to Vigotsky plays a crucial role in the process of cognitive development (and therefore learning precedes development), opposed to Jean Piaget’s [[learning_theories:stage theory of cognitive development]] where development precedes learning. | * **Social interaction** - which according to Vigotsky plays a crucial role in the process of cognitive development (and therefore learning precedes development), opposed to Jean Piaget’s [[learning_theories:stage theory of cognitive development]] where development precedes learning. | ||
| * **The More Knowledgeable Other** (MKO) - a term that addresses person (typically teacher or instructor, but others as well) or a machine that, when compared to the learner, has more knowledge and skills related to a particular task, process or concept | * **The More Knowledgeable Other** (MKO) - a term that addresses person (typically teacher or instructor, but others as well) or a machine that, when compared to the learner, has more knowledge and skills related to a particular task, process or concept | ||
| - | * **The Zone of Proximal Development** (ZPD) - a term to describe the //zone// between learners ability to complete a task with guidance or collaboration and ability to solve it alone. The ZPD is where learning occurs. | + | * **The Zone of Proximal Development** (ZPD) - a term to describe the //zone// between learners ability to complete a task with guidance or collaboration and ability to solve it alone. The ZPD is where learning occurs. Motivation for introduction of ZPD lies in observation that children could often accomplish tasks with the help of others that they could not accomplish alone. |
| - | Motivation for introduction of ZPD lies in observation that children could often accomplish tasks with the help of others that they could not accomplish alone. The abilities that children can demonstrate when given assistance are in the process of becoming internalized, what implies that cognitive development is limited to this certain time span which he calls the "zone of proximal development" (ZPD). | + | The zone of proximal development is the difference between an individual's current level of development and his or her potential level of development. Full cognitive development requires social interaction. |
| - | The zone of proximal development is the difference between an individual's current level of development and his or her potential level of development. The range of skill that can be developed with adult guidance or peer collaboration exceeds what can be attained alone. Furthermore, full development during the ZPD depends upon full social interaction. | ||
| - | Vygotsky argues that at any given time in development there are certain problems that children are on the verge of being able to solve, all they need is structure, clues, reminders, help with remembering details, encouragement, and so on. | ||
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