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1.3 Lev Vygotsky's Scaffolding 1.4 Jean Lave's Situated Learning

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Lev Vygotsky's Scaffolding

Jean Lave's Situated Learning


Ebrole, Novie Mae E.
BSED Social Studies 2
Sociocultural Theory of Development

• This theory stated that students learn


through social interaction and their culture.
• 3 Central Factors of Cognitive
Development
1. Culture

Vygotsky believed in the


crucial role ofculture played on
the cognitive developmentof children.
2. Social Interaction
• Vygotsky gave more weight on the
social interaction that contributed to
thecognitive development of individuals.
• Vygotsky emphasize that effective
learning happens through participation
in social activities.
3. Language

• Language open the door for learners to


acquire knowledge that other already have.
• Learning use language to understand
and solve problems.
• It helps learners regulate and reflect on
his own thinking.
Private Speech
* Is a form of “self-talk” that guides
the child’s thinking and action.
Hands-on activities
Help children acquire more knowled
than passive listening
Zone of Actual Development

When a child attempts to perform a skill


alone, she may not be proficient at it.
Zone of proximal development
• Zone of proximal development define those
functions that have not yet matured, but are
in the process. The gap between what
a child cando alone and what a child
can with help from adults or peers
who are more capable than the child.
Scaffolding
* The support or assistance that lets the
child accomplished a task he cannot
accomplish independently.
* Involves judicious assistance given by the
adult or peer.
* Adult unzips the zipper an inch or
two and then.
Example of scaffolding:
• Adult unzips the zipper an inch or
two and then holds the lunch bag
so that the child can continue to
unzip the lunch bag.
• Loosing the food container lid just a
bit and letting child open the lid himself.
Scaffolding and Fade-away Technique

• Withdrawing the guidance when the child


could do on their own what they
could not initially do without assistance.
Vygotsky Theory
• Cognitive development is a product of
social interaction.
• Claims that there is a strong connection
between learning language and the
development of thinking.
• Highlights the role of mentor in cognitive
development.
• Well applied to teaching strategies.
• More social in focus.
• Emphasized on cultural factors in cognitive development.
Jean Lave Situated Learning
• PhD in social anthropology
• Social anthropologist
• Social learning theorist
• Graduated with a doctorate from
Harvard University in 1998
3 main characteristics
• Learning the unintentional and located within an
authentic setting.
• To improve learning by motivating students and by
providing a rich context for them.
• Emphasizes the context and applicationof knowledge
rather than memorizing facts.
Strength
• Brings real world experience into the classroom
• Allow student to make conclusions for themselves.
• Gets away from just memorizing facts.
Weakness
• Teachers role changes from expert tosimply facilitating
and with this runs the risks of students
making incorrect conclusions.
• Situated learning may be deemed irresponsible
as it has the potential to cast
professional teaching strategies to the side
which often make content accessible to students.
Relate to Constructivism
• Constructivism- type of learning that explains human
learning as an active attempt to construct
meaning in the world around us.
• Situated learning brings real world experience to
the classroom so they can take what they
learned back out into the world.
Situated Learning Classroom
• Starts early in elementary school-teachers independence
and self-exploration.
• Teachers: inquiry-based theory; helps steer
them toward. interests.
• Group seating; promote cooperation and collaboration.
• Computer center, smart board, Elmo, clickers
for smart board.
• Goals, Promote individual growth through
real world experience.
References Sources
• http://www.personal.psu.edu/wxh139/Situated.htm
• http://wwwlearning-theories.com/situated-learning-theory-
lave.html
• http:theydiffer.com/difference-between-piaget-and-vygotsky-
theories
•Thank you!

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