According to Vygotsky, How Do Children Learn Best

question 126

Multiple Choice

According to Vygotsky, how do children learn best?

• A)in situations in which the instruction provided has been developed by an educational specialist
• B)in situations in which the instruction provided is just beyond their ability to immediately grasp it
• C)in situations in which the instruction is within the zone of proximal development
• D)in situations in which the instruction is concrete in nature

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Definitions:

Transductive Reasoning

A type of thinking typical in early childhood where children make inferences from specific instances to other specific instances.

Intuitive

Relating to the ability to understand or know something without conscious reasoning; instinctive.

Centrated

Focusing attention on one aspect of a situation or object while ignoring others, a concept found in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Irreversible

A process or event that cannot be undone or reversed once it has occurred.