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According to Vygotsky, complex forms of thinking have their origins in...

• Social interaction

• A sequence of stages

• A child's response to the environment

• Brain maturation

Which philosophers influenced Vygotsky growing up?

• John Locke and Voltaire

• Rousseau and Plato

• Descartes and Nietzsche

• Socrates and Karl Marx

Answer explanation

Lev Vygotsky learned Marxist theory and the Socratic dialogue method from his private tutor.

According to Vygotsky, a child's learning of new skills is guided by...

• Their peers

• An adult or older child

• Their environment

• All of the above

Scaffolding is the process...

• By which a teacher structures a learning encounter

• Of advancing to a higher operational stage

• In which knowledge is built on top of previously attained knowledge

According to Vygotsky, when two young children discuss how to solve a jigsaw...

• They internalize their dialogue and this discussion becomes the model for how the children will solve jigsaws in the future

• They individually theorize a solution and whichever child is correct will teach the other

• They develop their problem solving skill and will only be able to solve it when this skill is developed enough

• They are within each others Proximal Zone of Development

According to Vygotsky, the most important part of a child's development is...

• Reaching cognitive development milestones

• Learning to adapt to social and cultural norms

• Structure, routine and predictability

• The frameworks he receives from adults

In which of these processes does a child use his "Intermental" ability?

• Thinking

• Reasoning

• Communicating

• Remembering

In which of these processes does a child use his "Intramental" ability?

(more than one right answer)

• Thinking

• Reasoning

• Communicating

• Remembering

Answer explanation

INTRAmental abilities happen within the mind.

INTERmental abilities happen between minds.

Remember:

Inter Milan is a team, teams are more than one person.

What is internalization?

• The process of making attitudes or behaviour part of your own nature

• The process of communication between a child and adult

• The process of helping a student or apprentice learn

A 3 year old boy walks past a flight of stairs and says "Be careful" to himself, this is because...

• The child has internalized a statement made by an adult at an earlier time

• The child is learning how to guide others in the future

• The child does not have the cognitive ability to think without speaking out loud

• The child is afraid of stairs and wants to warn those around him, even if no one is there