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WORKSHOP AGENDA
1. Caveat and Premise2. Review Vygotsky’s Theoretical Framework3. The problems with typical ZPD examples4. ZPD Activity5. Discussion6. Final Thoughts
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
• Vygotsky’s framework is socio-linguistic• Essentially cooperative and collaborative• The elementary mental functions:
• Attention• Sensation• Perception• Memory
• Working with a more knowledgeable other (MKO) results in higher mental functions, or…
Vygotsky, L. S. Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Harvard University Press, 1978.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
• ...learning
Vygotsky, L. S. Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Harvard University Press, 1978.
PROBLEM(FROM A HIGHER ED PERSPECTIVE)
• Unlike the puzzle or bicycle examples…• Students we’re working with often have
extensive prior knowledge, and• That knowledge is sometimes incorrect or
incomplete• In order to determine an individual
student’s ZPD, …