Educational relevance of Vygotskian theory by Ho Ching Yuen https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04 Made with a little mischief en-us 2018-04-20 08:18:42 UTC 2026-01-27 09:33:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Children as social learners: https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253732114 - people and the surrounding culture contribute to children's development
- Vygotsky theorised that children learn as a social group, whereas Piaget viewed children as drivers for their own development]]> 2018-04-20 08:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253732114 Guided participation https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253732841 Through guided participation, parents and teachers can help children accomplish immediate goals but and learn new skills]]> 2018-04-20 08:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253732841 Social scaffolding https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253733033 By providing their children with social scaffolding, caretakers and teachers enable them to do things in more advanced ways than would otherwise be possible]]> 2018-04-20 08:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253733033 In practice nicoleyuennyhc https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253733126 University workshops and group assignments often require individuals to focus on one specific aspect, coming together to form a fully developed project or presentation.
Similar techniques are used in younger years, splitting classes into smaller groups by assigning them a number, sending them to a different table with worksheets containing different information, eventually bringing the children back together in new groups with one child from each numbered group. A relevant activity is then completed requiring information known by only one member of the group.
Such activities are not as widely used in higher levels of education with the exception of group projects, primarily focusing on teachers delivering lesson content and information via instruction and students completing worksheets rather than working collaboratively. Therefore, it is incredibly important for social working techniques to be developed for older children.]]> 2018-04-20 08:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253733126 https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253733151 Dialogic teaching is not really used in primary or secondary school, instead participants are expected to follow particular conversational "ground rules"]]> 2018-04-20 08:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253733151 Dialogic process of teaching https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253734082 helps children solve problems and promotes the learning of the individuals involved. ]]> 2018-04-20 08:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253734082 How can we develop true dialog in the classroom https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253734920 Encouraging teachers to recognize the dominant patterns of teacher–student talk in their classrooms is a necessary step towards evaluating those patterns and changing them. 
 
Research suggests that by using a wider range of interactional strategies in the classroom, teachers will find that students become more enthusiastically involved and learn better 
]]> 2018-04-20 08:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253734920 https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253740858 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]]> 2018-04-20 08:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253740858 https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253741250 To develop more dialogic process of teaching in the classroom, teacher training is necessary - changing the teacher education and providing courses for older ones.]]> 2018-04-20 08:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253741250 Factors in application nicoleyuennyhc https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253741762 Good quality dialogue has been found to improve academic performance, but this is difficult to implement given growing class sizes in the UK. To this extent, more teachers, classrooms, and resources are required to give children closer to one-to-one interaction than it currently available.
Teachers may also benefit from additional training in communication techniques - dependent on age group being taught - to improve dialog flow in the classroom, in conjunction with further resources. For example, teachers may be trained not to treat helpful calling out and contributions as an action to discouraged. This is especially important in early years when children are themselves developing communications skills, but also in secondary school populations where use of toys to advance learning may be inappropriate.]]> 2018-04-20 09:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253741762 https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253742050 Furthermore, for a good open dialog in the classroom smaller classes would be ideal - for this to happen we would need more teachers, and possibly more schools]]> 2018-04-20 09:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253742050 https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253742708 Implementing more activity based learning with the help of a teacher, using guided participation - this is often used in early years of primary school]]> 2018-04-20 09:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253742708 https://padlet.com/nicoleyuennyhc/1uo0mgp2oe04/wish/253743435 Give students enough time to construct thoughtful answers to questions, rather than moving quickly on if they are hesitant, and use whole class discussion to help students see the point and purpose of their study of a topic. 

It can be an advantage to allow students' comments to shift the direction of a discussion or sometimes even the lesson.

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