What Vygotsky suggests should be the role of
schooled learning?
School learning is to develop what students
already know. It is the act of connecting old knowledge to new knowledge by
making real-life connections.
How could we make schooled learning more
effective?
We can make school learning more effective
by reaching students were they are at. We should make complex concepts simpler
for the learners age and stage in order for them to understand fully what
certain concepts are and then gradually guide them to the more complex ideas or
thoughts about these same concepts.
What are the key roles of the teacher?
The key role of the teacher is to guide or
facilitate students learning. This means to allow students to think and as they
think the teacher provides the right support or props to help students to
develop their thinking in the right path.
To add to the above statement:
I believe that teachers are facilitators of learning. Therefore, yes there are computer applications that allow students to learn certain information and skills, however the teacher guides the students on the right path to learn specific content needed for their age and stage.
In addition, students learn through social interaction with one another as they try to accomplish a learning goal together.
Self-Activity
Think about a
child who is about to begin school:
1. Make a list of the various things the child might have learnt prior to starting school (for example, list the tasks learnt at home, ways of communicating and rules of behaviour in the community).
Tasks learnt at home
How to use the bathroom
How to dress one’s self
How to feed one’s self
How to tie one’s shoelace
How to pray
Ways of communicating
How to talk
How to say you’re sorry
How to behave
How to share
How to help someone in need
Rules of behaviour in the
community
Don’t play with matches
Don’t stick anything in
electrical sockets
Don’t leave fight with others
Throw your garbage in the bin
Put away things when you are
finished using them
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