Chapter 3 quiz review

Scaffolding is

• a part of zpd

• the same as zpd

• the opposite of zpd

• the step after zpd

Answer explanation

Remember scaffolding is a part of ZPD its a tool to help guide ZPD

All of the following are aspects of Vygotsky's social theory except

• Ontogenetic

• Microgenetic

• Somogenetic

• Phylogeneic​

• Socio-historical​

Answer explanation

Review the topics involving the social theory if this question stumped you 'Somogenetic' is not real

Guided participation

• reference to adult-child interactions only during explicit instruction

• reference to adult-child interactions not only during explicit instruction

• reference to adult-child interactions only during more routine activities

• reference to adult-child interactions not only during explicit instruction

Answer explanation

Guided participation matters in the context of explicit instruction AND the routine activities and communication of everyday life

Obuchenie​

• a french word meaning alone

• Vygotsky's word for doing something within zpd

• means both teaching and learning

• means learning from your students

Answer explanation

Like many other things in this course Obuchenie​ has a bidirectional nature of teaching and learning.

Reading to children is an important predictor of

• children’s later learning ability.

• children’s later speaking ability.

• children’s later reading ability.

• children’s later cognitive ability.

Answer explanation

Think of this as a one to one direct relationship.

Private speech is used for

• used for self-regulation

• development of zpd

• not something kids over 5 use

• used for self - disruption

Answer explanation

Be sure to review the notes. Only one of these is something we discussed in class as to the meaning of private speech.

Numeracy and number names can influence what type of mathematics

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Remember the example of 1 , 2 or many

Elementary mental functions are

• innate

• inherited

• environmental

• learned through teaching

Answer explanation

Elementary = primary. Think the primal instinct

Vygotsky’s themes include all of the following except

• Cultural-historical

• Social origins of mental development

• six truths of cognitive development

• Thought and action are mediated by cultural tools and artifacts

Answer explanation

The 6th truths are not derived from vygotsky

Match the following

• Changes over evolutionary time

• Phylogenetic

• Development of the individual over his or her lifetime.

• Ontogenetic

• Changes that have occurred, usually across prior generations, in one’s culture and the values, norms

• Microgenetic

• Changes that occur over relatively brief periods of time.

• Sociohistorical

Answer explanation

Review definitions if this stumped you, this was a vocabulary review