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"Anyone, anyone" teacher from Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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" A word devoid of thought is a dead thing and a thought embodied in words remains a shadow"- Vgotsky

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"Human learning, presupposes a specific social nature and a process by which children grow into the intellectual life of those around them"- Vgotsky

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"What a child can do today with assistance, she will be able to do by herself tomorrow."- Vgotsky

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How readily can we evaluate the effectiveness of the application of Vygotskian theory to education?

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How readily can we evaluate the effectiveness of the application of Vygotskian theory to education?

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of Vgotskian theory is problematic due to teachers pressures to teach a lot of content to children within short periods of time.  Strategies proposed by Vgotsky may be more time-consuming approaches to teaching which are just unachievable.

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How might educational functions of classroom talk be developed ?

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How might educational functions of classroom talk be developed ?

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Shift from authoritative talk to collaborative talk
Less closed questions

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Why is the dialogic process of teaching and learning

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Why is the dialogic process of teaching and learning

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Suggestion that teachers need to balance 'authoritative talk' with dialogue
'Dialogic teaching'- teachers need to be aware of the educational functions of talk and how it can support learning
More open questions and less questioning which funnels students towards certain answers.

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How has the theory been applied to education?

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How has the theory been applied to education?

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Changes from teacher led discussion to students having more freedom and control.
Changes in the layout of classrooms e.g. grouping of tables to promote discussion rather than individual learning

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Is there variation in the implementation of these methods between institutions and/or between subjects? Why do you think this might be? 

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Is there variation in the implementation of these methods between institutions and/or between subjects? Why do you think this might be? 

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Maths: a lot more independent learning and authoritative talk than English were texts are discussed
Primary school encourages a lot more collaborative learning
Secondary school becomes less collaborative

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What are the key concepts/themes of Vgotsky's socio-cultural theory of cognitive development?

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What are the key concepts/themes of Vgotsky's socio-cultural theory of cognitive development?

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* emphasis as children as social learners intertwined with people within their environment who aid their development
* children are products of their culture - although many processes are cross cultural, content varies
* intersubjectivity - mutual understanding shared during conversation
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Can you think of any examples where Vygotskian theory has been applied in your experiences of schooling / university learning? 

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Can you think of any examples where Vygotskian theory has been applied in your experiences of schooling / university learning? 

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- (college-prep high school in U.S.) every class experience involved discussion and social interaction between students; teachers would then ask for student's opinions/understanding of subject (depending)

- (university Psychology course) professor had students discuss topic or question for a few minutes with others; then, professor asked/chose students to say what they discussed and professor gave her comments