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1. Socio-Cultural Theory
3 hours:
Began with feedbackon home-tasks:
Individualsgave examplesof behaviourisminuse whentheywere inschool.We discussedbrieflyhow
well eachideaworkedandhowitlinkedtobehaviourismtheory.
Brainstorm: mindmap on whiteboardof anyterms/headingsassociatedwithsociocultural theory.Link
termsif possible.
Task sheet:gridwithtermsfromsociocultural theory.Ingroupsfill inasmuchinformationaspossible.
Jigsaw readingtask: 10 differentreadings,studentschooseone each,studyitthenaddto theirgridif
possible.
Studentsmingle togatherinformationtocomplete the grid.
Returnto groupsand compare information.Discussthe ‘importance’columnintheirgroups.
Recap:on mainideasfromSCT
1. ZPD
What I can do now alone what I can do with help
ZPD
My current ability potential ability(i.e. currently unknown information)
2. Mediation
Refersto‘tools’whichcanbe people orobjects(likelanguage) whichcanbe usedinorderto solve a
problemorreach a goal.Vygotskysawlanguage asthe most importanttool forlearning.People canbe
helpedbysignificantothersintheirlife toenhance theirlearninge.g.parentshelptheirchildren
3. Scaffolding
Is whena more knowledgeable other(MKO) useslanguage tohelpalessable persontounderstand
somethingnew.Itiscomplex ideabutina simple waywouldinvolve the teacheraskingquestionsto
helpthe learnercome tothe answerbut itdoesNOT meanthe teachergivesthe studentthe answer.