Analysis Of Vygotsky's Cognitive Development

It was a difficult choice to make but I think I found the theorist I feel the most strongly aligned with. I considered Locke’s “Blank Slate Theory” because I have observed that what we teach children is often mimicked by them. I also agree with Piaget’s “Cognitive Development Theory” in the sense that children learn through play. I could even see myself agreeing with Rousseau’s “Nobel Savages Theory”. A child’s mind is pure and innocent; I too believe that it could be harmed by adult training. In the end I have to say it’s Vygotsky’s “Sociocultural Theory” is the one I feel most strongly aligned with. I agree with “The Zone of Proximal Development” as well as the scaffolding method. I will use the following paragraphs to explain my alignment

I believe this as well, that children are constructive but are not experts at most skills and will therefore need some guidance from a caring adult. “The Zone of Proximal Development is the range of abilities that a person can perform with assistance, but cannot yet perform independently. Providing children with the appropriate assistance and tools gives them what they need to accomplish the new task or skill”. This is called scaffolding. “It’s important for people to realize that the zone of proximal development is a moving target”. Which means it is consistently changing as the child grows older. This is why I like to challenge children and present them with tasks that aren’t easily achieved on their own, but with some guidance and slight assistance, it is capable of accomplishment. Vygotsky believed that this would progressively advance the learning process as I too

“Vygotsky states cognitive development stem from social interactions from guided learning as children and their partner’s co-construct knowledge. In contrast Piaget maintains that cognitive development stems largely from independent explorations in which children construct knowledge of their own. For Vygotsky, the environment in which children grow up will influence how they think and what they think about”. Although I do believe children learn through experiences and exploring, its Vygotsky’s thought of them learning most from guidance is what I agree with most. They can explore new surroundings but it will be an adult that will help guide them and teach them not to do certain things or avoid an injury or accident to occur to the