Vygotsky: Social Development Theory

in learning theory discussion, lecturer has told our group (form 5) to discuss and explain about contructivism theory focusing on Vygotsky's social development theory.

the theory focused on the connections between people and the socialcultural context in which they act and interact in shared experiences.

three major themes in Vigotsky's theory of learning

1. social interaction plays a fundamental role in the process of cognitive development.

2. the More Knowledgeable Other that refers to anyone who has a better understanding or a higher ability level than the learner such as teacher.

3. the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) . the ZPD is the distance between a student's ability to perform a task under adult guidance and/or with peer collaboration and the student's ability solving the problem independently.

what i think about this theory???

teacher can implement this theory in class by make students do discussion in group and teacher act as a facilitator. the groups should consist students from different level so the good one can help the weak one in understanding the stuff. teacher should guide the students so the students always in track and not covered by misconception.