Suppose That You Are a Grade 1 Teacher and Notice

question 49

Essay

Suppose that you are a Grade 1 teacher and notice that many of the children in your class sometimes talk aloud to themselves when they do arithmetic or other schoolwork.You wonder whether you should discourage these mutterings.Discuss how these mutterings might be viewed from Vygotsky's viewpoint and in light of recent research findings.

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Definitions:

Numerical Labels

Represent identifiers in the form of numbers, used for categorization or sorting purposes.

Isoquants

Curves on a graph that represent combinations of different inputs that produce the same level of output.

Marginal Returns

The additional output resulting from a one-unit increase in the use of a variable input, keeping all other inputs constant.

Technical Efficiency

The ability of an entity to maximize output for a given set of inputs, using the least possible amount of resources.