What are the key focus for Vygotsky's Socio-Cultural Theory? You can select more than 1 answer.

• Interaction with family members

• How values and customs are passed down

• Interactions between children and more knowledgeable other

• How cultural tools are used

Vygotsky believed that problem solving skills takes place through ____________.

• exploration

• social interaction

• self discovery

• working with peers of the same abilities

Which of the following scenario/s would demonstrate guided participation? You may choose more than 1 answer.

• Tim is reading the instructions on the pack when cooking instant noodles.

• Tim is watching and cooking alongside his mother.

• Tim's sister is watching him and reminding of the different steps while he cooks instant noodles.

• Tim is cooking instant noodles on his own for the first time.

Apart from social interaction, what is another important characteristic that would help children learn problem-solving skills?

• Having friends

• Having good parents

• Using cultural tools to make sense of the problems

• Using language

Identify the characteristic, from Vygotsky's theory, that is being demonstrated from the attached flyer?

• Guided assistance

• Guided participation

• Social exchange

• Participation of ideas

The Sociocultural theory also called:

• Vygotsky's theory
• Sociocultural Theory
• Sociohistoric
• DPZ

According to Vygotsky, What are the two functions that would appear in a child’s cultural development?

• first, on the cultural level and later on the group level
• first, on the social-individual level and later on the familiar level
• first, on the SOCIAL level between people (inter-psychological) and later on the INDIVIDUAL level, inside the child (into psychological)
• first, on the INDIVIDUAL level between people (inter-psychological) and later on the SOCIAL level, inside the child (into psychological)

Which kind of interaction in cognitive development did Piaget and Vygotsky emphasize as important?

• Political
• Scientific
• Cultural
• Social

The Sociocultural theory is also called:

• Zone of proximal development
• Cognitive tools
• Pshycological Tools
• Social Tools

Both Piaget and Vygotsky emphasized the importance of social interactions in cognitive development, but Piaget saw a different role for interaction.
Piaget believed that the most helpful interactions were those between peers, because peers are on an equal basis and can challenge each other’s thinking. Vygotsky, on the other hand...

• Vygotsky believed that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with other children with the same problem.
• Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with people who are more capable or advanced in their thinking—people such as parents and teachers 
• Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with their grandparents
  Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with people who are more capable or advanced in their thinking—people such as parents and teachers.
• Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with his/her family who are no capable or advanced in their thinking—people such as parents, grandparents, brothers or sisters.