VYGOTSKY'S SOCIO CULTURAL THEORY

• Vygotsky theory is that social interaction plays a very important in cognitive development.
• Did not focus on the individual and child as a product of social interaction especially with adults.
• Focus on the dynamic interaction rather than child by himself.
• People thinking differ dramatically between cultures because different cultures stress different  things.

4 BASIC PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE VYGOTSKY FRAMEWORK:

1. Children construct their knowledge.
2. Development cannot be separated from its social content.
3. learning is mediated.
4. language plays a central role in mental development.

MAIN PRINCIPLES

1. The more knowledgeable other- refers to anyone who has better understanding or higher ability level than the learner.
2. Zone of proximal Development- difference between what child can accomplish alone and she can accomplish with the guidance of another.

FEATURES OF PROXIMAL OF ZPD

• SCAFFOLDING-appropriate assistance given by the teacher to assist the learners accomplish to a task.
• RECIPROCAL TEACHING- a highly successful teaching method , it provides an environment of open dialogue between student and teacher which goes beyond a simple question and answer session.

 TYPES OF MENTAL FUNCTION

• LOWER MENTAL FUNCTION- arte those with which we are born, are the natural functions and are genetically determined.
• HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTION- are acquired and developed through social interaction.                                                                                                                                                                               REFLECTION:                                                                                                                                                  It refers to the children or adult that can finish work with or without the helps of the people in their surroundings.