SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY

1. Defined as the “ role of teachers and others in supporting the learners development and providing supports structures to get to that next stage or levels.”

• Scaffolding

• Zone of proximal development

• Private Speech

A theory that  views human development as a socially mediated process in which children acquire their cultural values, beliefs, and problem-solving strategies through collaborative dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society.

• Moral Development Theory

• Sociocultural Theory

• Cognitive Theory

Used to improve students' ability to learn from text.

• Summarizing

•  Questioning

• Reciprocal Teaching

Vygotsky sees______ as a means for children to plan activities and strategies and therefore aid their development.

• Zone of Proximal development

• Private Speech

• Scaffolding

Describes the level between the learner’s knowledge and the learner’s capabilities where instructions is most beneficial.

• Zone of Proximal development

• Private Speech

• Scaffolding