The Application of Vygotsky's Approach to Child Development to Education today

Running Head : VYGOTSKY 'S APPROACH TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT

The Application of Vygotsky 's Approach to Child Development to Education today

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The concept of the social development has really attracted research from many scholars . The theory developed by the soviet psychologist , Lev Vygotsky has three components vital in the learning process he believed that social interaction is an important element in a person 's cognitive development , he also believed in the competent other - anyone with a better understanding is able to help in

the learning process and finally he believed in what he termed as the zone of proximal development (ZPD and refers to the belief that there is a great different in learning between a learner who is assisted and the one without any assistance According to vygotsky 's social constructivism theory , a child is able to learn by always following the examples set by adults and later gradually develops certain abilities that would enable him or her to perform some tasks without any assistance or help (Karpov , 2006 . Just like many other educational scholars , Vygotsky strongly believed in the importance of education as the provider of experiences within the children 's ZPD which would then encourage and advance their personal learning . It is the objective of this paper to illustrate how the concept of zone of proximal development and sociocultural interactions may be applied in today 's educational sector so as to improve learning in children

One of the main reasons why Vygotsky 's...