1. VYGOTSKY
A Social Experience

2. Psychological Inquiry
• Indirect Evidence
• Circumstantial Clues
• Philosophical Arguments
• Anthropological Data

3. Developmental Psychology
Development of language and speech and their
relation to thought.
Mental Processes Have a Social Origin

4. CULTURAL TOOLS
passed from one
individual to another
Instructed
learning
Imitative Collaborative
learning learning
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5. the instructor
Vygotsky believed that becomes one
supportive tool for the
when a student is in the student in the
ZPD for a particular ZONE OF PROXIMAL
DEVELOPMENT
task, providing the
appropriate assistance
(scaffolding) will give the
student enough to achieve
the task
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6. Inner Speech
• Mind evolves to reflect social reality
• Inner speech cannot exist without Interaction.
• In turn, communication symbols regulate
behavior in a cooperative setting.

7. STRENGTHS &
CHALLENGES