ED 101

1. Reporter: Kathlyn B. Batican
"What a child can do in cooperation
today, tomorrow she/he will be able
to do alone" - Lev Vygotsky

2. Explain why
Vygotsky's Theory
is called "Socio-
cultural" Theory.
Differentiate
Piaget and
Vygotsky's views
on cognitive
development.
Explain how
scaffolding is
useful in teaching
a skill.

3. • The key theme of Vygotsky's theory is that
social interaction plays a very important role
in cognitive development.
• He believed that individual development
could not be understood without looking
into the social and cultural context within
which development happens.

4. • Lev Vygotsky was born in 1896. His work
began when he was studying learning and
development to improve his own teaching.
• He wrote on language, thought,
psychology of art, learning and
development, and educating students
with special needs.
• Vygotsky's ideas about language, culture,
and cognitive development have become
major influences in psychology and
education today.

5. • Socratic method was a systematic question
and answer approach that allowed Vygotsky
to examine current thinking and practice
higher level of understanding.
• With that experiences, together with his
interest in literature and his work as a
teacher, led him to recognize social
interaction and language as two central
factors in cognitive development.
• His theory became known Socio-Cultural
Theory of Development .