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WorksheetsVygotsky's Theory of Sociocultural Development
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 43mins
Who is this theorist?
Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
Sigmund Freud
Erik Erikson
What area does Vygotsky focus on?
Social Development
Speech
Emotional Development
Cognitive
True or False: Lev Vygotsky was a Russian Psychologist
True
False
Which statement accurately summarizes Vygotsky's thinking on cognitive development?
Learning occurs via watching others
Learning occurs via self-isolation
Much learning occurs via social interaction
Learning occurs by playing
Vygotsky describes three types of languages as...
Social speech
Private speech
Emotional Speech
Silent Inner Speech
According to Vygotsky, children develop their behavior and habits...
from treats/ prizes
from their cultures and through interpersonal experiences
from punishment's/ discipline
from friendships
The Zone of Proximal Development is?
The must a child can learn in a given day
What the child already knows
What can be done on own and what can not be done without assistance
The intelligence level of the child is projected to be at a given point
Using Vygotsky's theory in the classroom could mean pairing less skilled students with __________ skilled students.
cognitive
moreover
lower
higher
Using Vygotsky's theory in the classroom could mean ____________, where the teacher provided specific prompts to move the student progressively forward.
scaffolding
scalding
scuffing
scaring
Using Vygotsky's theory in the classroom could mean giving ______, ______ and __________ to help kids improve.
help, praise / direct instruction
hints, prompts / direct instruction
hints, praise / indirect instruction
help, prompts / indirect instruction
Vygotsky was also a big proponent of _____ in learning.
play
praise
parties
pleasure
Different types of play include:
imaginary play
role-playing
games
All of the above.
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory is different from Piaget's theory of cognitive development, is that Piaget said that a child's interactions and explorations impact development, while Vygotsky claimed that ...
the most important thing was emotional interactions.
the most important thing was playing.
the most important thing was cognitive development.
the most important thing was social interactions.
Vygotsky believed that through playing and imagination, children expand their knowledge of the _______.
world
classroom
family
community
