Review on Lev Vygotsky's Socio-Cultural Theory

Which of the following is not included in Vygotsky's 3 major themes?

• social interactions

• More Knowledgeable Other

• Zone of Proximal Development

• stages of cognitive development

This is the assistance given to a child to accomplish a task which they cannot accomplish independently?

• guidance

• support

• scaffolding

• building blocks

What do you call the form of self-talk that guides the child's thinking and action?

• talking to oneself

• private speech

• self-learning

• talking in front of the mirror

Piaget's theory was more individual, while Vygotsky was more ______.

• personalized

• individualized

• cultural

• social

The difference between what the child can accomplish alone and what she can accomplish with the guidance of another is called _______.

• Zone of Proximal Development

• Scaffolding

• Scaffold and Fade Away

• Zone of Actual Development

It is an educative method where there is a systematic question and answer approach that allowed Vygotsky to examine current thinking.

• Aristotelian Method

• Platonic Method

• Isocratic Method

• Socratic Method

One factor of Socio-Cultural Theory is ______ which are described as concepts and traditions that are known to society.

• history

• culture

• arts

• language