Tuesday, January 31, 2012
sociocultural theory
I really like sociocultural theory personally. As a learner; we participate in a broad range of activities and internalize the effects of working together. As a learner myself, every day when I’m at school, I gain new knowledge. I think group discussion is a great example. I’m a shy person and I have hard time talking in front of people. I do better with small group of people. Through interacting with my peers in class, I get to learn new information from my peers and gain more knowledge. This leads to collaborative learning. When a peer group cooperates to learn and achieve specific goals. I believe that a person can learn more when you interact with others. Scaffolding is also a great strategy for ZPD. This requires instructor to show children how to solve problem step by step. This helps the children to expand their base of knowledge
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I can relate alot to what you are saying about working in small groups. I am a shy person also, but I still learn better through small group discussions. Collaberative learning is a good way in many settings to really help students absorb the material.
ReplyDeleteI too can really relate to your explanations of working in small groups. In all of college I have never raised my class in a lecture and asked a question or offered my opinion because I am too shy. However, working in small groups is very beneficial to me, something I have really learned through this class actually. Through working with my peers, I am able to understand their points of view and absorb material in a beneficial way. Through collaboration, we are able to blend everyone's ideas and understand a concept much better!
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