Lev Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism
Lev
Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism
Social Constructivism
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It emphasizes how meaning and
understanding grow out of social encounters
Zone of Proximal
Development (ZPD)
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The gap between actual and potential
development
Actual
Development
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What children can do on their own
Potential
Development
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What children can do with help
Scaffolding
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Competent assistance or support
through mediation of the environment (significant others) in which cognitive,
socio-emotional and behavioral development can occur.
