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--- learning_theories:social_development_theory [2011/04/18 15:04]
jpetrovic [What is social development theory?]
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jpetrovic [What is the practical meaning of social development theory?]
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 First implication of Vygotsky's theory comes from the emphasized **importance of social interaction**. In accordance with that, **interaction** between learners should be **encouraged** during the educational process, since it **will enhance learning**. Another effective form of teaching should be **//scaffolding//** - providing learner with **help** when and as much **as needed**.
-Vygotsky's theory was basis for children learning models like //[[tools of the mind]]// or //[[reciprocal listening/reading]]//.
+Finally, a teacher should try to encourage externalization:
+  * "//the teacher, working with the school child on a given question, explains, informs, inquires, corrects, and forces the child himself to explain.//"(([[http://www.amazon.com/Collected-Works-L-S-Vygotsky-Psycholinguistics/dp/030642441X#reader_030642441X|Vygotsky, L. S. The collected works of L. S. Vygotsky: Vol. 1. Problems of general psychology (R. W. Rieber & A. S. Carton, Vol. Eds.; N. Minick, Trans.). New York: Plenum, 1987.]] (Originally written or published between 1929 and 1935))
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