2. Vygotsky’s Theory: Vygotsky theory is similar to Piaget in that they both believe in constructivism. Vygotsky, had a different version of some of the theory’s Piaget had though. Vygotsky was very against standardized tests. He believed that Knowledge was …show more content…
While observing in the classroom I noticed something’s that aligned with Vygotsky’s theory. The use of scaffolding was done a lot by the teacher. She would help them just enough but not to much so they met that so called “magic middle,” as stated by Vygotsky. This would happen with one on one instruction along with group time. I also saw a lot of authentic instruction while I was there. The teacher would go over proper ways to eat and set up their lunch. This seems silly to us because we think doesn’t everybody know that but these children are at that age where they need to be taught real-life instructions to understand everyday situations. Like Piaget Vygotsky’s saw self talk as a very important aspect of children’s development. I saw this multiple times in the classroom with mainly the